<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Like most 100 drivers I have struggled with overheating problems on occasion.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">The worst situation is when stopping for gas or becoming stalled in traffic on the highway after running at high speed.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">On those occasions when I do drive in cooler temperatures the temperature usually reaches 75 - 80 degrees C (167 - 176 F) even without a thermostat although the warm up is a little slower. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">The advantage of running at this cooler temperature is that the system seems to have a larger "reserve" when the above traffic problems occur.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I found that the indicated temperature (which is accurate), runs 5 degrees C  higher even when using a 165 degree bellows or wax pellet type thermostat. I suspect this is due to the slight restriction even when the thermostat is fully open.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 8:32 AM Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">I need to replace my thermostat and I see a lot of negative reviews for "Failsafe" units--sold my Moss and many others--which are designed to fail in the open mode.  What is the collective experience with these?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">TIA--Michael Oritt</div></div>
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