Spring thing attached to engine ?
Posted: 19 Feb 2017, 22:33
What is this ? 
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Re: Spring thing attached to engine ?
Posted: 19 Feb 2017, 23:07
that sir, is your thermostat.
Re: Spring thing attached to engine ?
Posted: 20 Feb 2017, 00:49
mrhutch wrote:that sir, is your thermostat.
Oh ...
Its not attached to any thing
Thanks
Re: Spring thing attached to engine ?
Posted: 21 Feb 2017, 06:20
No, it reacts to the temperature around it, opens up letting a cable move which is connected to the air flaps on top of the engine. Yours is one of the very rare type that is still working, by the look of it!
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Re: Spring thing attached to engine ?
Posted: 01 Mar 2017, 11:22
Rod may have been removed though.
Re: Spring thing attached to engine ?
Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 21:03
ajsimmo wrote:No, it reacts to the temperature around it, opens up letting a cable move which is connected to the air flaps on top of the engine. Yours is one of the very rare type that is still working, by the look of it!
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Very expensive to replace, so if it brakes its not getting a shiny replacement
Re: Spring thing attached to engine ?
Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 21:04
CovKid wrote:Rod may have been removed though.
Its all there and i just need the cable which is on order
