[Healeys] Proper Thermostat for a BT7?

[Alan Seigrist]

John -

Yes, I have this improved version of the sleeve thermostat and it works
great on my BJ8 in hot Hong Kong.  I bought it from Norman Nock about 5
years ago.  I wish they made more of them, all my cars would get them, but
you can at least get the British repro which is pretty good except when it
shuts closed when it fails.

Best,

Alan

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:59 AM, John & Kerry Rowe <jkrowe46 at bigpond.net.au>
wrote:

> Jack
> I imported 3 of these into Australia for myself and 2 colleagues from
> Norman
> Nock some years ago. Not expensive at the time and  assisted in solving all
> our overheating problems. If they do fail, unlike the original the stick in
> the open position so will not do any damage due to overheating. For some
> reason, car seams to run nicer too. I have tried to convince a number of
> owners her but gave up when head became too sore from bashing against the
> brick wall. You can only do so much!
> John Rowe
> Qld Australia
>
> BN1
> BT7
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Feldman" <qualitas.jack at gmail.com>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:19 AM
> Subject: [Healeys] Proper Thermostat for a BT7?
>
>
> > Somewhere I read that the 3000 takes a special thermostat. I asked a
> > representative of a LBC repair shop and he confirmed the information and
> > gave me two part numbers. There were Stant 13358, and 13008. I went to my
> > local NAPA store and they translated those part numbers into NAPA 169,
> and
> > 170. Both of those thermostats looked exactly alike, and both were 180
> > degree thermostats. The were so much alike I'm not even sure I got the
> > correct part in the appropriate box.
> >
> > When I looked at them out of the box they just looked like any old
> > thermostat.
> >
> > Do we really need a special thermostat? If the part numbers that were
> > given
> > to me are correct, what is special about these thermostats?
> >
> > My MGC has a special thermostat, but the difference is obvious.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jack
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