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1. 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: harvoc@comcast.net; Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:45:00 +0000; Looks like the TR3 needs a new thermostat. I haven't taken the old one out yet, but I see that Moss offers both a sleeved and regular thermostat. Any suggestions from the list as to which I should or; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00602.html (7,515 bytes)
2. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "John A. Wise" <JohnWise@alumni.pitt.edu>; Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:08:50 -0700; The sleeved one is really designed to help warm the car up quicker, a nice thing in the UK. Here in AZ I use a regular 165F thermostat & block off the return line to make sure all the water goes thro; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00603.html (8,484 bytes)
3. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Kurtis" <tr4driver@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:00:11 -0500; Harvey, I replaced my unsleeved thermostat with a sleeved unit this summer. I haven't really noticed any drastic differences. As John mentioned, the unsleeved version will allow some coolant to bypa; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00608.html (8,429 bytes)
4. RE: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "John Herrera" <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:50:30 -0400; Mine ran noticably cooler with the sleeved thermostat vesus the unsleeved. Or you could save some money and block the bypass. John H. == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register =; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00625.html (8,173 bytes)
5. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: Steven Newell <steven@newellboys.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:18:21 -0600; I found that my TR4 runs much cooler with the new Moss 160F sleeved stat, though I installed the yellow fan at the same time (replacing the broken original fan) so I'm not sure how much was the therm; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00626.html (8,984 bytes)
6. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@razzolink.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:51:24 -0700; Or if you do not want to spend the money to purchase a reproduction of the correct thermostat and you want to save your head from cracking caused by localized super heating, you can use an incorrect; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00628.html (8,651 bytes)
7. RE: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:01:35 -0700; Very simply put, I found no difference whatsoever in having the bypass restricted or open. Even the factory later deleted the sleeved thermostat. IMO the main reason people see lower temp readings w; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00629.html (8,738 bytes)
8. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@razzolink.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:31:13 -0700; When did they delete the thermostat? Do you have a year? Even approximate year? TeriAnn == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00632.html (8,435 bytes)
9. RE: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:19:50 -0700; Sorry, I didn't mean to say there was no thermostat, only that it was changed to a non-sleeved design. I don't know exactly when it happened, but my TR4A SPC lists a non-sleeved thermostat and my fa; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00635.html (9,207 bytes)
10. 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Arakelian, Peter" <arakelianp@mossmotors.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:03:14 -0700; <When did they delete the thermostat? Do you have a year? Even I believe they dropped the sleeved thermostat and went to a non-sleeved when they raised the cooling system pressure. A bellows thermost; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00638.html (8,344 bytes)
11. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:42:11 -0400; Just a note that when John Wise talks about blocking off the return line, he also gave me a nifty reminder to insert a 3/4" copper plumbing end cap with a hole drilled in the middle. What was the si; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00644.html (8,886 bytes)
12. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:08:03 EDT; Why would the thermostat have a problem with 10 PSI if the 10 PSI is applied to both sides of the thermostat? I suspect that the change was more coincidential with the pressure change. Using a more s; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00664.html (8,558 bytes)
13. RE: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 09:17:03 -0700; Because the original Smiths thermostat was an aneroid type, with a bellows full of gas that expanded when warm (and opened the thermostat). The cooling system pressure was not applied to the inside; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00667.html (8,239 bytes)
14. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Francis P. Gowash" <fpgowash@cox.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:24:13 -0400; to both sides of the thermostat? I suspect that the change was more coincidental with the pressure change. Using a more standard, off the shelf thermostat has certain economic and logistic advantage; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00668.html (8,627 bytes)
15. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:55:05 EDT; OK == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00669.html (8,281 bytes)
16. 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: "Peter Arakelian" <peterara@msn.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:11:26 -0700; <Why would the thermostat have a problem with 10 PSI if the 10 PSI is applied to both sides of the thermostat?> The problem is that the bellows, cannot withstand 10 psi, and collapses. It is not a qu; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00706.html (7,767 bytes)
17. Re: 1960 TR3 thermostat (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:02:28 EDT; OK. Thanks. After looking in the TR3 manual I now understand how this type of thermostat works. Makes a lot of sense until you realize that the cooling system pressure is not consistent. I guess alti; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00726.html (8,043 bytes)

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