Thermostat question please help!!!!
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Thermostat question please help!!!! I just recently won a bid for a $25 on a 160 degree thermostat for my LS1....when i recieved it it didnt come in its box, no paper work or intructions, and it was missing the O ring........how do i know that he didnt send me a false thermostat.??
This is what i bid for http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2412350258
This is what i bid for http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2412350258
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Re: Thermostat question please help!!!! Maybe, but maybe not. Go get some water and put in on the stove with the thermo sitting in the water. Turn up the heat slowly, get a thermometer to see the temp of the water. once it hits 160 deg it should open up. If it does then it’s the right one, good luck
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Re: Thermostat question please help!!!! Ok i put it in the water and i watched it...at 120 degrees it started to open, then at at about 140 it was open about 1 cm...is that sounding bout right for a 160 degree thermostat? and how big is it open all the away??
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Re: Thermostat question please help!!!! Wait wait i made a mistake....the thermo that i used was not calibated......so still not sure......can anyone tell me what should happen when i put my 160 degree thermostat in mildy heated water.....like how much should open at different temp and such.?? thanx
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Re: Thermostat question please help!!!! Man i wish i knew..... your best bet is go to your local store and get a cheap *** thermometer. and do the process over again. remember your fans will still turn on with the stock temp settings unless you change it.
nevermind you have hypertech, i read it in your sig. so you wont have ot worry about the fans
nevermind you have hypertech, i read it in your sig. so you wont have ot worry about the fans
