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Not_A_Six
post Oct 3 2019, 10:29 AM
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Hi All-

I just installed a thermostat+bracket from AA in my '73 2.0 as the PO had removed the original hardware and was running with the flaps full-open. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

The design looks quite different than the OEM one. It looks to my novice eyes like a Beetle thermostat.

I have a few questions that I'd appreciate any help with:

Does anybody know the story behind the AA thermostat?

Is it a modified beetle stat like it looks?

If it fails, will it fail with flaps open or closed? (I think the OEM stat was designed to fail with flaps open -- please correct me if I'm wrong...)

Is the temperature operation close to OEM?

Anybody use one? How did it work for you?

Thanks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Not_A_Six   Thermostat+Pulley   Oct 3 2019, 10:29 AM
Mikey914   Try this @dr914 @autoatlanta.com   Oct 3 2019, 10:38 AM
Mikey914   Interestingly this will not display as typed, what...   Oct 3 2019, 10:40 AM
SirAndy   Interestingly this will not display as typed, wha...   Mar 4 2020, 02:57 PM
bbrock   You are right. It is a VW thermostat probably mad...   Oct 3 2019, 11:06 AM
Jonathan Livesay   You are right. It is a VW thermostat probably ma...   Oct 3 2019, 11:54 AM
cpavlenko   Got mine there also. Works great. http://awesomep...   Oct 3 2019, 11:56 AM
burton73   From Awesome: “The new "VW Mexico" the...   Oct 3 2019, 12:27 PM
rgalla9146   From Awesome: “The new "VW Mexico" th...   Oct 3 2019, 01:47 PM
porschetub   Just been through all this,most of the VW forum gu...   Oct 3 2019, 01:53 PM
Not_A_Six   Thanks all. I wish I'd known about the Awesom...   Oct 3 2019, 03:13 PM
bbrock   I wonder if the Awesome ones are "new old s...   Oct 3 2019, 09:39 PM
Not_A_Six   Hi All- Resurrecting this thread from last fall.....   Mar 3 2020, 07:51 PM
burton73   They work great till they do not Bob B   Oct 3 2019, 04:41 PM
rhodyguy   Then you need tools to release the bellows cable f...   Oct 3 2019, 10:11 PM
mepstein   I bet George only runs the proper ones on his cars...   Oct 4 2019, 05:10 AM
Chi-town   http://www.awesomepowdercoat.com/thermosta...ed_re...   Oct 6 2019, 12:24 PM
mepstein   I don't have one in front of me but I thought ...   Mar 3 2020, 08:05 PM
cuddy_k   :agree: also make sure the cable isn't too tig...   Mar 3 2020, 08:42 PM
nihil44   Just for data contribution. I had an awesomepowder...   Mar 3 2020, 09:16 PM
bretth   Wow i remember when these were like 10 bucks each ...   Mar 4 2020, 12:01 AM
Not_A_Six   Update: I finally got under the car and took off ...   Mar 4 2020, 07:44 PM
914Sixer   Whoever cranked the bolt down was trying to preven...   Mar 5 2020, 07:46 AM
Not_A_Six   Whoever cranked the bolt down was trying to preve...   Mar 5 2020, 11:04 AM
914Sixer   Thinking teflon tape might work. Quick and easy i...   Mar 5 2020, 12:41 PM


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