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Eric&Barb
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 Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: Thermostat or no thermostat? |
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| 6T5 square wrote: |
It seems to me the only thing the thermostat does is control the ring
The car is an early 1960. Stock except for the kit.
Your thoughts? |
Control ring only. Hmm, all the Okrasa kits we have seen has the balance tube to the rear of the fan shroud (rear as in closer to the rear bumper), where it does not interfere with the ring.
Personally would redesign the balance tube (if on the front of shroud) so the thermostatically controlled ring can operate.
Maybe you installed the intake manifolds on the wrong sides?
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6T5 square
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Thermostat or no thermostat? |
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The linkage your showing looks like the Wolfsburg linkage. The CSP linkage runs under the generator where your balance tube is
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6T5 square
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Thermostat or no thermostat? |
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Looks like this
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79SuperVert
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: Thermostat or no thermostat? |
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| txoval wrote: |
| In warmer weather the thermostat is going to open and stay open...it's not going to fluctuate. |
How warm? I've come home after a drive in 70 degree weather and found the thermostat and ring only half way open.
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Snort
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Thermostat or no thermostat? |
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Strange that the kit instructions would say to intentionally remove the thermostat air ring. There is no functional reason why the balance tube needs to be run in a straight line, you could divert it up or around or as mentioned previously perhaps switch the manifolds and run in on the rear side of the fan shroud if they fit that way.
But in answer to your question, yes the thermostat only controls the air ring so if you remove the ring then the other parts are not needed. |
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txoval
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Thermostat or no thermostat? |
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70 is a winter day in Texas...I'm talking about 90+
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| txoval wrote: |
| In warmer weather the thermostat is going to open and stay open...it's not going to fluctuate. |
How warm? I've come home after a drive in 70 degree weather and found the thermostat and ring only half way open. |
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