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Originally Posted by mike42
I have 160º thermostats in it and after I ran it when I put then in I checked the water temp and it was dead nuts 160º !
When I do change the oil I usually take a 15 minute ride to warm it up.
Thanks again for the comments and I'm inclined to leave it alone !!
Mike
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That may have a lot to do with your oil sludge (or at least dark coloration) issue. Oil needs to get hot enough to burn out the impurities. I would go to at least 180 deg thermostats and if it was me, more in the 185 to 190 deg range.