Yes, and the warm water recirculating through the thermostat housing and
bypassing the radiator would be warmer than the water in the radiator.
Gerry
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> Subject: Re: Not necessarily list related, BBR
>
> Colin;
>
> Re the bad thermostat, I would point out that unlike most other cars
> Morgan places the Temp sensor for the Gauge in the top tank of the
> radiator (down stream from the thermostat) rather than in the block.
> This could account for the low temp reading since any hot water would be
> cooled in the cool water of the radiator .
>
>
> Bob Nogueira'
>
> >Hey Gang,
> >
> >So, anyway...
> >
> >Here in Southern New Mexico we are back to cold weather again, down to
> >20 degrees last night. But Janet and I had the 'Beamish Boy out for a
> >50
> >mile run this afternoon when the ambient air temp made it up into the
> >high 50's. The high winds, however, made for a much lower chill factor
> >which 'Beamish very kindly illustrated for us...
> >
> >Stopped at traffic lights 'Beamish's temp was right dead in the middle
> >of the gauge (90 deg C) but at 65 MPH his temp dropped all the way
> >down
> >to dead cold... A pretty clear indication that last September's NAPA
> >Auto Parts thermostat ain't up to the task no more.
> >
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