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> Thermostats, Do ya' need em'
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post Jul 3 2006, 09:44 AM
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73 - 2.0 - rustoration...

Tub due back from paint next week...Building up the motor now and I can not find a good replacement thermostat, mines shot...

I have a very reliable source tell me since I live in So. Cal. to just leave it out along with all the flapper doors and mechanism...

Need other thoughts and opinions ???


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post Jul 3 2006, 01:00 PM
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He is correct. You can leave out the t-stat. I remove the cross shaft and one side of the flaps. You HAVE to leave the one over the cooler or it will not see any cooling air. When installing the fan shroud, I place the oil cooler flap under the two "wings" of the tin shroud piece for the cooler. This gurantees me that the oil cooler will always have air from the fan. I also take the oil cooler flap and bend the folded end that snaps onto the pegs up a little. This helps capture slightly more air for the oil cooler coming from the fan.

Hard to describe without pics.. easy if I'm standing there with it in my hand!


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