[Spridgets] ignorance is bliss!!

[rrengineer @dslextreme.com]

Kurt,
     The A series engine has the same port in the thermostat hole.  These
cars originally came with sliding sleeve thermostats.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:24 PM, <jjj at acsnet.com> wrote:

> All on the list!!! The bypass query has been tossed around a lot. It was a
> mystery to me too till I read Barney Gaylords "MGA Guru" site on cooling.
> The "B" series engine has the same provision only inside the block. The
> catalog stores sell a blanking sleeve to cover the port but they don't
> apparently even know what its for. The original themostats had a "sliding
> sleeve" that covered the port when the engine warmed up. The bypass then
> enabled the engine to come up to operating temp quicker. Check out Barney,
> the site is a treasure!!!
>  Best regards, Kurt.
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