Temp Issue figgered out

[Kneale Brownson]

There IS a thermostat designed to fail OPEN so at least you're not 
threatened with overheating.

On 12/13/2010 10:14 AM, Peter Golledge wrote:
> I think they fail frequently, the last one in the S6 lasted only 3 months!
>
> Many of the ones I've replaced with T-belt changes on 200/5000 cars are failed or failing slightly open (cold).
>
> Cheers
>
>
> On 12/12/2010 6:52 PM, Tony Hoffman wrote:
>> I don't think it's really all that often compared to anything else I work
>> on. I can't tell you the last time I've had to replace one for failing. I do
>> replace them with TB's, but I've had to do the one in the 351C (E-150 Ford)
>> at least once every 80k, so that's about the same overall.
>> Tony
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Nick Lawrence<nick at beol.net>   wrote:
>>
>>> So tell me,  why do Audi thermostats fail so often? (At least in my
>>> opinion)
>>> Compared to the thermostats in my many Dodge vans?
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