Re: Road Test of Stant vs. Shewman Thermostats
Shewman's stats were installed per his instructions. One can't really screw up the installation unless one puts them in backwards which is unlikely since Bob marks on them which end goes toward the radiator.
Every piece of data on my data chart was photographed, i.e. I watched the odometer and at every mile took a quick digital picture of my watch for time, the ambient temperature thermometer, the odometer, the water temperature gauge, and the GPS giving the altitude. Each picture has it's built in date and time stamp verifying all data both digitally and photographically. That data is on the table in PDF format attached to my first post (and this one) for all to see and analyze and is what VeryTangled used for his graph.
Although any old thermostat will probably work fine just driving level roads in hot temperatures near sea level, I needed one that would be best for extreme driving which I do - from 10° F in the winter to 100°+ in the summer and at altitudes from below sea level to over 14,000 feet and inclines up to 10%. That's part of why I did the testing and have reached the conclusion that I have reported.
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Last edited by Old Henry; 07-07-2014 at 10:33 AM.
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