[DeTomaso] NAPA thermostat gotcha

[Doug]

Mike,

My records show that the NAPA 197 is a 180 degree 351C T-stat (with the hat)
And the NAPA 297 is a 192 degree 351C T-Stat (with the hat).
No info on who makes them for NAPA though.

I like to enter an auto parts store already knowing their part number and
never fully trusting them to look it up.

Doug Braun
Blue 73L #5505

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 8:46 AM
To: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] NAPA thermostat gotcha

Hi guys,

Back in town and parts-chasing for eurodudes once more, I went to the NAPA
auto parts store to get a 351C thermostat. The parts counter lady looked it
up on her computer and cheerfully handed over a Windsor thermostat. 

'Nope' I said. 'But the computer says its the right one' she says. 

Same old story. 

I then had her look up a thermostat for a 1972 Mustang with a 351C. 

'Huh. It's a different part number?'

Go figure. 

She went and got it, and sure enough, it was the right one. Here is a photo
of them side by side with the Cleveland on the right.