What would happen if you just removed the thermostat during the summer?
- Tom
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:39 PM, David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Neither one of these it the correct one for a Healey. The Healey
> requires a sleeved thermostat and they are not available at any of
> your local parts houses. There needs to be a sleeve that closes off
> the water bypass in the head. The MGC has a bypass on the bottom that
> is closed off when the thermostat opens.
>
>
>
> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> Stockton Ca 95205
> 209-948-8767
>
> www.britishcarspecialists.com
> .
> .
>
> On Jul 9, 2008, at 4:19 PM, Jack Feldman wrote:
>
> > Somewhere I read that the 3000 takes a special thermostat. I asked a
> > representative of a LBC repair shop and he confirmed the
> > information and
> > gave me two part numbers. There were Stant 13358, and 13008. I went
> > to my
> > local NAPA store and they translated those part numbers into NAPA
> > 169, and
> > 170. Both of those thermostats looked exactly alike, and both were 180
> > degree thermostats. The were so much alike I'm not even sure I got the
> > correct part in the appropriate box.
> >
> > When I looked at them out of the box they just looked like any old
> > thermostat.
> >
> > Do we really need a special thermostat? If the part numbers that
> > were given
> > to me are correct, what is special about these thermostats?
> >
> > My MGC has a special thermostat, but the difference is obvious.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jack
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