Quote Originally Posted by Nates94 View Post
My car never gets to 200 even after I replaced the T stat. I have checked my hoses and they were hot after a long drive.

I wonder if I got a defective new T stat.
My old oem t-stat would open at 195, and temps would stay at 198 in the winter. I would hardly ever hit 200 but I was always just under. My new 192 t-stat seems to open at the same temp but it goes down and stays around 195 now. How far from 200 are you?

Quote Originally Posted by jc71corvette2 View Post
Scotty do I still need to drain antifreeze
Some needs to come out to do the thermostat. I just take the rad cap off and put my hand over the rad, and use an air compressor and put air into the hole where the bleeder screw goes, and it forces coolant into the overflow tank. Just enough to not spill a drop when the housing comes off.