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<p>[QUOTE="ducnut, post: 12231779, member: 55577"]Whatever the factory thermostat temp rating is what you want. Though that engine probably doesn’t have near the complexity of the latest stuff, the ECM is still going to expect to see temps in a specific range. I wouldn’t deviate from that. </p><p><br /></p><p>It’s common for engines to lose heat, when not doing work. All that can be done is to bump the idle even more or add an auxiliary bunk heater. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with the others, you definitely need to be looking for heater control valve issues and plugged heater cores. I’ve experienced both. With a truck that old, if the heater cores have never been changed, they need to be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ducnut, post: 12231779, member: 55577"]Whatever the factory thermostat temp rating is what you want. Though that engine probably doesn’t have near the complexity of the latest stuff, the ECM is still going to expect to see temps in a specific range. I wouldn’t deviate from that. It’s common for engines to lose heat, when not doing work. All that can be done is to bump the idle even more or add an auxiliary bunk heater. I agree with the others, you definitely need to be looking for heater control valve issues and plugged heater cores. I’ve experienced both. With a truck that old, if the heater cores have never been changed, they need to be.[/QUOTE]
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