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| metalmorphosis |
 Aug 2 2012, 09:21 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 31-July 12 From: winston-salem nc Member No.: 14,743 Region Association: South East States  |
Just wanting to know how to tell if the bellows are good or not? Is there a length it should be at room temp? I assume its fine, it was my dd for years w no problems to speak of. The engine will be going back in the car in a few weeks and its something I don't really want to spend more money on but I want to be right. So what do you guys think?
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| walterolin |
Aug 2 2012, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 685 Joined: 30-November 11 From: Louisville, Ky Member No.: 13,838 Region Association: South East States |
Haynes manual, page 13-14 says heat a pan of water to 150-160 degrees F, put your thermostat in the water for a few minutes, and overall length should be 1.81 in (46 mm). An eyeball method is to warm up the water, drop the thermostat in, and see if it expands.
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metalmorphosis thermostat bellows Aug 2 2012, 09:21 PM
Spoke Lets see a pic of the thermostat. It is obvious by... Aug 2 2012, 11:34 PM jimkelly take a peek at this thread - bottom pics in boilin... Aug 3 2012, 05:02 AM SUNAB914 Can you squeeze it closed? probably bad. Aug 3 2012, 05:46 AM
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Can you squeeze it closed? probably bad.
It... Aug 3 2012, 07:25 AM SUNAB914 Yea thats what I said! Aug 3 2012, 07:51 AM reharvey There is a guy on Samba selling new ones for aroun... Aug 3 2012, 09:45 AM Dave_Darling Why bother with a 40 year old car that will fail?
... Aug 3 2012, 10:02 AM metalmorphosis Thanks to all you guys for the info. I also see th... Aug 3 2012, 10:05 AM cgnj Here is a link to modify a type 1 type 1 themostat... Aug 3 2012, 02:16 PM |
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