On Jan 11, 2007, at 3:08 PM, John Burk wrote:
Isn't a thermostat spring opened and vacuum closed by the condensed
liquid
inside . The opening time would be the how long it took a cc of
alchohol or
whatever to boil . The only possible failure would be loss of vacuum
and be
constantly open .
I thought the contained substance was wax or something like that --
when it changes from solid to liquid it moves the valve. but then,
I'm a bike guy -- how would I know?
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
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