But isn't running at 1/4 temp bad? since the engine would probably be over-cooled? I don't know if that is the case, but when I got my 84 944, it had the fan switch shorted, so the fan was on all the time. Additionally, the mechanic told me that the thremostat was always open. My car took a while to heat up (especially in cold weather), but never exceeded the 1/2 temp. According to the mechanic, I was running too cool , i.e. at sub-optimum temps ... so is that good or bad?
Now with a stock thermo and operating fan and fan switch, my car is running at 3/4 to red zone ... which most of you seem to think is 'bad' ... can someone reconcile these thoughts?
I would think that running at a 1/2 would be the best thing to do, but even in the performance parts catalog, they claim that running at 1/4 temp on those 'hot summer days' is a good thing!!!
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Porsche@Harvard
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