[Vwdiesel] Thermostat for 1982 NA diesel

[Val Christian]

I toasted a head on a Stant.  The rivet holding it together failed, and the 
disc was ingested into the waterpump, where it stopped all intake.

Pick a better brand.

> 
> I use the Wahler 87c Thermostat in all my Diesels.
> Rudy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of ken1
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:10 AM
> To: vwdiesel
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Thermostat for 1982 NA diesel
> 
> Anyone have suggestions for manufacturer and heat range for NA diesel
> thermostat driven in the north Texas area?
> I tried to recall what I have read about them and thought that either
> 82/180F or 87C/188F would be fine, but the 87C/188F would be best.
> I have found the following brands; Wahler, Behr and Stant. Anyone better
> than the other?
> I do have the equipment, thermometer, pan, etc to test the functionality.
> TIA.
> 
> I think my thermostat is stuck in the closed position as I run out of
> coolant in the expansion tank after about 6-7 miles of driving.
> 
> Will have more data collected later.   
> -- 
> 1982 caddy 1.6L NA running
> 1967 convertible bug running
> 1980 caddy project 
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