Re: [T3] Thermostats

["William Bold" <wtbold@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Type 4 engines have them also, with a cable (and pulley!) attached to them . 
. I believe that thermostat has a stud on top for connection instead of a 
boss with threads like the 311 model.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 6:10 PM
Subject: RE: [T3] Thermostats


> So get good and drunk and blow into the hole eh?  And if your lucky still 
> be
> able to hold a soldering iron to solder it up!
>
> Yea, Im going to keep an eye out for thermostats now too, I found a good 
> one
> in my stash but that may be it.  Did the T4's use the same thermostat?  I
> recall my 914 engine has one that looked the same, and fortunately it was
> good.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> > Question... what was in them? If I find the hole I could solder it up but
> > was there a vacuum in them? Special gas?
> I think it is like an alcohol based vapor. They have an alcohol smell to
> them when you puncture one.
> I have several spare thermostats here. When at auctions where there are
> VW parts, that is one of the things I look for anymore. "Does that
> engine have a thermostat and linkage on it?"
>
> --
> Russ Wolfe
> '71 FB AT
> '66 FB MT
> '64 T34 (not running)
> '65 T1 (not running)
> '05 KIA Sorento SUV
> russw@classicvw.org
> http://www.classicvw.org
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