At 09:49 PM 5/24/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>B-but since it ain't easy or inexpensive to pull the thermostat, do
>we /know/ that those things happen, and happen so badly that we risk
>a prematurely failed CAT or engine damage from them acids and moisture?

The acid stuff is mitigated by taking long drives and not taking
short ones, just as it is anyway.  The CAT I can't judge.  All the
above is my opinion, which is why I started out telling Neil that I
*think* the cooler thermostat is bad for the engine.  I *know* it's
bad for efficiency.

Yours,
David