Re: Chuck's 48 Deluxe Sedan
Posted by Chuckltd On 2009/9/16 23:54:48
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Predictor wrote:
Some tips regarding thermostats, if the type of construction allows for it, I always "pop it's cherry" before installing it. What I mean by that is that I manually manipulate the thermostat so that it opens, then of course I release it back to it's normal closed state. Sure, you could boil it in a pot of water to make it do this but who has time for that? And I don't want to go into the story of how large the fire was the last time I tried to boil water.
I've always opened them manually first. More out of curiosity than otherwise. Funny, I never thought of using wire or string on thermostats even though I use it at work on embossing heaters! If I got a slippery one, I usually put a real light coat of silicone to hold it long enough. I had 2 choices of thermostats for this job: a later single-spring type and a double spring trap-door type. I'm currently using the trap-door unit.
There's a 55 Patrician for sale in local paper here for a few years. No price listed. Says it runs.
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