'87 80 1.8 Heater problem

[Tom Nas]

"Dave Glubrecht" <daveglu at hotmail.com> wrote:

>Before you drill an hole in your new thermostat check to see if it already
>has a channel.
>Many thermostats have a slight channel in the diaphragm seat to provide the
>same purpose as the hole.

and "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com> added:

>Which is the reason the thermostat has to be fitted in the correct
>orientation.

Thanks gents, I have ordered a new thermostat, I suspect fitting it
(minding the orientation of the old one) will pose few problems.

I look forward to not worrying about my car overheating twice every day.

Regards, Tom