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Re: Thermostat

To: mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Thermostat
From: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 08:21:47 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, lbprince wrote:

> THE HIGHLY RESPECTED NEAL CAINS POINTED OUT IN THE BRITISH OCTAGON CAR
> CLUB MAGAZINE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT THE BYPASS TUBE MAY BE BLOCKED
> ENTIRELY-- PROVIDED THE NEW STYLE THERMOSTAT HAS A SMALL HOLE IN IT.  
> THE HOLE ALLOWS SOME CIRCULATION BEFORE THE THERMOSTAT OPENS,
> PREVENTING HOT SPOTS. BEN, 54 TF 1500

The small hole found in some thermostats is there to allow air to bleed
out of the block when the cooling system is filled from empty.  Although
coolant does flow through the hole when the thermostat is closed, the
amount is miniscule, not enough to do much good as an alternative to a
normal bypass.

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Chip Old               1948 M.G. TC  TC6710  XPAG7430  NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland     1962 Triumph TR4  CT3154LO  CT3479E
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