[DeTomaso] Thermostat question

[asajay at asajay.com]

So far I have a nice small collection of those rings/hats, and none of  
them actually are large enough to stop the flow; they just slip right  
down into the hole.


Asa Jay

Quoting JDeRyke at aol.com:

> In a message dated 9/2/09 11:54:43 AM, grayjim at att.net writes:
>
>> Does anyone know if there exits a Cleveland-specific 160 deg thermostat?
>> More than one engine builder says to use such a thermostat but I also think
>> they substitute the restrictor in the bypass circuit with one that has a
>> much smaller hole.  One such brass restrictor that I saw from Dennis Quella
>> had a hole no larger than 1/4 inch
>>
> I've not found a Cleveland-specific 160F thermostat. Some guys have
> fabricated such things by soldering a Clevelands' copper shut-off   
> thimble on the
> bottom of a Windsor thermostat. Dunno what reliability this might
> deliver.....But if the engine has certain aftermarket waterpumps   
> that do not have the
> cast-in warm-up circuit, or a warm-up port thats been plugged with a setscrew
> or by other means, then ANY Ford (and many Chevy as well) thermostats will
> work just fine in a Cleveland block.
>
> The brass restrictor ring is lightly pressed in and is usually easily
> removed with a screwdriver or small prybar. But they're getting   
> harder to find
> NOS so don't maul it too badly- you may want it again someday! Good luck- J
> Deryke
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