Edwin,
Be careful about the sleeved thermostats sold by BCS. In my opinion,
while the sleeved design may be correct, the temperature setting (165
deg. F, but that is from memory) may be too low for your car, which I
believe is a BJ8. I put one of their thermostats in my BJ8, and it just
ran too cool, with the side effects of lack of power and spitting carbs.
This situation is confirmed by the Workshop Manual, which states that
the thermostat setting should be 158 deg. F for engines before 29F/2592,
and 182 deg. F for Mk II and III thereafter.
Ask BCS if they now have a sleeved thermostat with the higher
temperature setting.
John P. New
London, Ontario, Canada
'67 BJ8
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On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 09:01 -0400, Edwin Harris wrote:
> Thanks to all who suggested ways to solve my engine mount problem. This
> is a great list and very helpful. And, Norman, I think you are right.
> I'll go ahead and pull the engine, clean it up and paint it. And your
> Tech Tips in book form is very helpful. Didn't realize the thermostats
> being sold by Moss and some others weren't the correct ones (with a
> sleeve to cut off the radiator bypass). This may be the cause of some of
> those complaints about overheating.
> Edwin Harris
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