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Re: The truth about thermostats?

To: "shawn tobin" <suhs2@hotmail.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The truth about thermostats?
From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:47:51 -0400
In-reply-to: <19990823142309.7371.qmail@hotmail.com>
Reply-to: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
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What is this based on? I don't think it's true for the flow rates that can
be obtained in these engines. In fact, I'm not sure it's ture at any flow
rate, given a closed system. But, I can be convinced.

At 10:23 AM -0400 8/23/99, shawn tobin wrote:
> Yes, you should at least have an old housing with the valve ripped out of it
> to meter the flow of fluid.  Otherwise it won't stay in the radiator log
> enough to cool down or stay in the block long enough to grab the heat.
>
> Shawn Tobin
> Midget MK III 5spd
> Jaguar Series 3 VDP
>



Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
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