I'm going to get a colder thermostat soon.
Question 1) I've read they lower gas milage - I'm in college (a.k.a., not much money to be throwing around). Is it really noticable or not? I can pull 30 or so mpg on back roads from home to school (thank you 3.08's...), so if I loose 2 mpg or so, I don't really care.
Question 2) What thermostat do most people run? I live in SC, so it's not like I need a hot thermo except for maybe 2 months out of the year max, and I can go back to stock then if it's too cold.
Question 3) Say for some reason my parents drive my car, and forget to turn on the fans (or I just forget to turn on the fans). Will it damage the engine/radiator/anything else to run with a cooler thermostat and not turn on the fans at a cooler temp?
Question 4 [I guess it's an extension on question 3]) How can you tell when to turn on the fans? The thermometer in the dash isn't exactly accurate, so how do you know when? Will it damage anything to run them constantly when the car's on or to turn them on early?
Sorry about the long list of questions, I just wanted to know everything before I jumped into this and messed up something.
Rob
P.S.
If you can think of anything else a person paranoid about messing up their car should have asked but forgot, feel free to give your input.
Question 1) I've read they lower gas milage - I'm in college (a.k.a., not much money to be throwing around). Is it really noticable or not? I can pull 30 or so mpg on back roads from home to school (thank you 3.08's...), so if I loose 2 mpg or so, I don't really care.
Question 2) What thermostat do most people run? I live in SC, so it's not like I need a hot thermo except for maybe 2 months out of the year max, and I can go back to stock then if it's too cold.
Question 3) Say for some reason my parents drive my car, and forget to turn on the fans (or I just forget to turn on the fans). Will it damage the engine/radiator/anything else to run with a cooler thermostat and not turn on the fans at a cooler temp?
Question 4 [I guess it's an extension on question 3]) How can you tell when to turn on the fans? The thermometer in the dash isn't exactly accurate, so how do you know when? Will it damage anything to run them constantly when the car's on or to turn them on early?
Sorry about the long list of questions, I just wanted to know everything before I jumped into this and messed up something.
Rob
P.S.
If you can think of anything else a person paranoid about messing up their car should have asked but forgot, feel free to give your input.
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