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Jona1971
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Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:31 pm

What temperature should the thermostat be in a 1986 m20b25 manual car?

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Brianmoooore
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Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:36 pm

80 degrees on a M20. Any higher, and it risks local boiling at the back of the cylinder head, especially at the relatively low pressure of 1.2 bar that the pre face lift operates at.
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Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:07 am

Thanks brian.
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