> It seems suggestive to me that it worked reasonably well without the
> thermostat.
> Since you say you've tested the thermostat, I wonder if the seal on the
> water
> pump is bad and allowing air to be sucked in when the engine is cool (and
> thus
> the coolant is not under pressure). I've never seen this on a Triumph,
> but I
> have on other cars and the symptoms are similar.
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Quick question, everyone.
If the temperature was fine without the thermostat, but isn't with it, don't
all the other variables remain equal?
Is there any condition in which a thermostat can test good in a kettle, but
malfunction installed?
Terry Smith
'59 TR3A TS 58667 (Body still off....)
New Hampshire
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