[Healeys] Thermostat?

[warthodson at aol.com]

I thought the car in question was a 6 cylinder (BN4).









-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>
To: warthodson at aol.com; ggilliam at usol.com; Healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 2:15 am
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Thermostat?


I'm no expert, particularly on the 4 cylinder models, but I thought that the
s don't have the engine bypass per the 6s.
hus a sleeved version would be inappropriate anyhow?
ny type of thermostat can jam/die. Test it with boiling water and, if in
oubt, replace.
ary, if the gurus tell us that I'm wrong about the bypass, I'll send you an
rticle I put together for our local mag.
imon
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rom: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
n Behalf Of warthodson at aol.com
ent: 24 August 2010 00:51
o: ggilliam at usol.com; Healeys at autox.team.net
ubject: Re: [Healeys] Thermostat?
According to Norm Nock approximately 20% of the coolant flow will bypass the
adiator & return to the engine thru the bypass port in the head if you
on't
ave the sleeved type thermostat. I believed him & have been using one the
leeved thermostats.
ary Hodson



----Original Message-----
rom: ggilliam at usol.com
o: Healeys at autox.team.net
ent: Mon, Aug 23, 2010 5:14 pm
ubject: [Healeys] Thermostat?

n Friday I drove my BN4
The thermostat is the usual automotive type, maybe 10 yrs old. The
estion is, is the much more expensive ($80 or 43) sleeved type in the
ss catalog really that much better?
Comments....suggestions?
Gordy
Longbridge BN4
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