Thermostat and seal
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Should the back of the thermostat touch the seal in the water bridge when cold/before opening?
Reassembling mine and just wondering b/c there's a gap approx 4-5 mm. Never know, might be more than one type of waterbridge or t-stat out there ...
Reassembling mine and just wondering b/c there's a gap approx 4-5 mm. Never know, might be more than one type of waterbridge or t-stat out there ...
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It should touch it at some point, but I don't remember if that point is hot or cold. Remember that our thermostats work "backwards," so you can't drive around without one and just take longer to come up to temp.
In fact, thinking about it some more, it has to be hot when it seals, because when mine was bad (nothing left but the metal ring) my car would consistently run hot. That tells me that when cold, it must be unsealed.
In fact, thinking about it some more, it has to be hot when it seals, because when mine was bad (nothing left but the metal ring) my car would consistently run hot. That tells me that when cold, it must be unsealed.
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Yes, the t-stat opens above 83C (I think there's a 75C too) and seals against the bypass port at back of coolant bridge, so the coolant then circulates via the bottom hose through the rad
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