On 7/14/05, tabe johnson <xtabe@yahoo.com> wrote: > Does anyone have the specifications or real world > data for what temperatures our thermostats should > > 1) start to open? > 2) be fully open? > > A search of the archives yielded nothing relevant. > Oh, crap, better look in Bentley! > > > tabe johnson/87 westy Tabe, Opening begins ~ 85 degrees C (185 Degrees F) Fully open ~ 105 degrees C (221 degrees F) Stroke: minimum 8 mm (0.35 inch) And yes, it's in the Bentley, and is the same for all years...even the Diesel (except the diesel stroke is minimum 7 mm) -- Don in Reidsville, NC 1986 Kawasaki Concours 1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia) "Why do they call it a fixed income, if mine is always broke?" |
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