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Can you tell I'm new at this? "Dont'cha love it when a plan comes together?" David V. Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Merritt" <gregm@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [T3] New style thermostat > > > >Remove the suspect. > >Squeeze 'em.hold finger over top hole. > >Release! If he "unsqueezes",he's toast. > > > Wow, this is kind of funny... > > I don't believe that the holes (top or bottom) are open to > the insides of the thermostat. They're just there for mounting it. > > However, a cold, good thermostat should be self-compressed, > expanding only when warm. > > So, I think we can restate your test as.... > > 1) Squeeze > 2) If it "squeezes", it's toast! > > It's also a good idea to gently warm them to make sure that they > expand; then you know you're set. I once got a little to eager with > a propane torch, though, and ruined a perfectly good one. :( > > -Greg > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org >