Quote Originally Posted by 780ripper View Post
Hi tlr, so several reasons for the thermostat change:

the engine oil, transmission oil and coolant are tied into the same radiator so everything then runs hot,
im running a cast iron big block which generates a ton of heat, this degrades the oil and kills bearings
any oil i put in looks vaporized when i change it and
i plan on towing my trailer with this truck so i want to try and run it as cool as possible.
Roger that! I guess coming from a Racing Background we always set oil, trans, engine, etc up with separate coolers and not integrated. And yes, the big block makes allot of oil temp heat.
Good Luck on your quest!