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Re: Thermostats

To: TR <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Thermostats
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:06:41 -0700
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FRED E THOMAS wrote:

>I run a "Smith's" original sleeved 156 degree thermostat, have a badge bar
>with 6 badges across and 2 driving lights, I have a elec. fan in front of the
>radiator, duct work in place for whatever amount of air that can get by all of
>that and I have Ken Gilanders 6 blade impeller water pump, last week driving
>down to Richmond at 65 MPH the gauge never came above 125...
>
I heard you were cool, but had no idea how cool.

It may have been mentioned before this is a slick tool for the checking 
temperature of all kinds of things...

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F008%5F003%5F000&product%5Fid=22%2D325

Works great all over the engine compartment and elsewhere.  Only ting 
you have to watch is on shiny/reflective surfaces it can give a strange 
reading (I suppose infrared reflects jusy like visible light).

Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
64 TR4
Mt Lemmon, AZ





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