[Healeys] Proper Thermostat for a BT7?

[Alan Seigrist]

Errrm.... Nuthin?

Actually you want the tstat in there to warm up the motor faster
otherwise u'll wear out yer moter.

Alan




On 7/11/08, T W <ah3000me at gmail.com> wrote:
> What would happen if you just removed the thermostat during the summer?
>
> - Tom
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:39 PM, David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Neither one of these it the correct one for a Healey. The Healey
>> requires a sleeved thermostat and they are not available at any of
>> your local parts houses. There needs to be a sleeve that closes off
>> the water bypass in the head. The MGC has a bypass on the bottom that
>> is closed off when the thermostat opens.
>>
>>
>>
>> David Nock
>> British Car Specialists
>> Stockton Ca 95205
>> 209-948-8767
>>
>> www.britishcarspecialists.com
>> .
>> .
>>
>> On Jul 9, 2008, at 4:19 PM, Jack Feldman wrote:
>>
>> > 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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