Date:         Mon, 14 May 2001 21:05:55 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jhrodgers@charter.net>
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From:         John Rodgers <jhrodgers@charter.net>
Subject:      Re: Thermostats at Bus Depot
Comments: To: lamusicamellama@juno.com
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The WBX was designed to operate within a certain temperature range. The
bottom end of that range is spec'ed at 87 C. If you live in a really hot
climate or live in a hot climate where there is a lot of stop and go
traffic the cooler 80 C 'stat will be ok.

Summer in Atlanta is a good place for an 80C 'stat, as is Birmingham,
AL. where I am now. In Alaska where I lived for 30 years, in winter
Anchorage, Ak or Kenai/Soldotna, AK would need an 87C 'stat most
defintely. In Fairbanks, Alaska I have seen 95 degrees F in the
summertime, yet in winter I have seen it get to -45 degrees F!! With
those kinds of extremes you mount a winter/summer campaign. In Winter
its battery hot plates and block/oil pan heaters and hot thermostats. In
summer, you take it all off, or disengage it, and change the thermostat.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Leslie Shiaman wrote:
>
> Listees,
>
> I'm replacing the waterpump on my 84 westy.  Bus depot sells it along
> with two types of thermostats:  one is an 80 degree (celsius I presume)
> and the other at 87.  Any thoughts as to which I should get?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Les
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