is the wider base bracket for thermostat a 25hp/early 36hp thing

[Zwitterkafer]

Progressive Refinements says that the simplified (smaller) holder was used in a number of cases beginning on 18 Jan 1952, and it was fully adopted in production on 23 Jan 1952.
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[drpete]

[virtanen]

As far as I know the wide model was in use from May 1950 to Jan 52.
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[BulliBill]

I found one of the "oddball" thermostat brackets...


Notice the stock narrower 30bhp/36hp bracket and then the much wider base bracket. I suspect that maybe this wider base bracket fits 25hp or perhaps the earlier 36hp engines?

Both are the round hole (for the crankcase stud) "non-adjustable" type, and both fit the same on a 36hp crankcase. Can anyone identify and shed light on when/what era the wider base bracket was used?


Bill Bowman
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