[Healeys] Changing the thermostat

[Tracy Drummond]

I Erbs,

Sounds like there is a story behind that response.  (grin)

Warm Regards,

Tracy Drummond

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of I Erbs
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:49 PM
To: awgertoo at aol.com
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Changing the thermostat

Dont forget the joy of breaking loose seazed bolts that might snap
off. Drilling put and removing the btoken bits.  Spray a very good
penetrating oli on them a couple of days beforehand and be carefull.

I Erbs
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On Jan 15, 2010, at 5:35 PM, awgertoo at aol.com wrote:

> I need to change the thermostat in my wife's BN7--it is pretty cold
> here in
> MD and the car warms up very slowly and ultimately will not get
> over  140
> degrees--undoubtedly it is stuck open.
>
> I have a new 180 degree thermo and gasket.  Am I correct that all  I
> need
> to do is to drain the water level down to where it is below the
> level of  the
> thermostat, pull the old thermo and gasket and replace them with
> the new
> 180 degree one and the new gasket, bolt the thermo cover back on,
> refill  the
> radiator and run?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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