Quote Originally Posted by petedemol View Post
Ok. It seems everyone is in agreement to just get a OEM thermostat. I will contact the dealer today.

Yep, they are expensive and take a while to get here (from Japan). I will compare dealer price with amazon. Thanks for looking that up for me.
I think I paid about $30 for my A/M thermostat.

I hear what you're saying about the gauge. Funny thing is it used to be really stable before all these shenanigans. It would slowly climb up to 3/8ths and stay there no matter what the driving conditions or outside temp. So I have been going on the assumption that the gauge is fine.



I'll let you know how it goes.

Yah, my van when I first got it ran pretty cool... never went past the quarter mark of the gauge, and upon removal I found it had failed open like most do. After I replaced it with a new Toyota one I found my gauge reading dead center and maybe slightly over at times. Kind of the normal resting spot for the temp... Heater works great (I live in snow country, just under 8,000 feet). These vans run high just due to the design of the cooling system. The Radiator doesn't exactly get the best air flow and the engine compartment heats up because it's pretty much just a closed coffin for the block/ head, all the electrical, A/C and etc... I am definitely going to have to add the remote heater core assembly up front for the summer months. Although where I live in Az, it stays around 75-80 for the bulk of the summer.

I have been to Perth and Darwin for work, I know what your guys summers are like! Ha... stay cool man!