October 4, 200916 yr I decided to go and change my thermostat on my ea81.When I undid the thermostat housing the Tstat fell out.Which way is the new Tstat supposed to sit? cone type thing pointing in the manifold or spring in manifold?
October 4, 200916 yr The spring and it's wax-expansion valve need to be exposed to the hot side to work correctly. That would be the side opposite the radiator hose. GD
October 5, 200916 yr Author was able to figure it out.the old Tstat was an aftermarket that someone installed backwards... put a 180* thermostat from a chevy. between that and the legacy radiator it runs cool.still has awesome heat especially cause i cleaned out the heater core..
October 5, 200916 yr was able to figure it out.the old Tstat was an aftermarket that someone installed backwards... put a 180* thermostat from a chevy. between that and the legacy radiator it runs cool.still has awesome heat especially cause i cleaned out the heater core.. So you installed a 180* Thermo in? Now ok, it runs cool. But running the engine too cool will cause issues (never getting the engine up to operation temp isn't the best) I run a 192* in my EA82 Seems to work just fine (Even in extream hot in stop and go traffic, gauge onlys gets to half way mark during that) -Tom
October 5, 200916 yr Author runs just a little below 1/2 way...before it ran about 1/8" above halfway...
October 5, 200916 yr runs just a little below 1/2 way...before it ran about 1/8" above halfway... Oh thats good, Getting hot enough then. Righty hoo, -Tom
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