[Vwdiesel] thermostats.

[Shawn Wright]

On 11 Nov 2003 at 12:12, Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org> wrote:

> cass wrote:
> > hi kids...
> > so..i was just curious...
> > why do some thermostats last seemingly forever and some not?
> > (ones attached to waterpump)
> > i had just replaced my thermo when i rebuilt the motor last year..
> > now it is stuck shut.
> > ive had them work for years,then slowly get old and tired..and not work
> > efficiently anymore,( gawd..sounds like me  :o/   ) but why do they sometimes
> > just get stuck shut.? not last very long? seems nothing was obstructing the
> > spring... car hasn't been run dry or over heated.. nice diesel antifreeze in
> > it. any wisdom on this ? :o)
>
> Probably brand more than anything.  I don't think I've ever had one fail in 3
> VWs w/ 200K+ miles total on them, assume these were OEM t-stats in all cases.

I agree here. Never had a failure on any VW or Audi, although I have
swapped them out to try different temps a few times, so now I have some
spares... This is one area where I'd spend more and get OEM, or at least
a well known Euro brand.

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Shawn Wright
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