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Thermostat Housings, and thermostats Note: the world is not a static place, this thermostat fits the upper coolant port in most all of the CS engines I've seen, but your engine may be different. If you bought a variant, especially a twin, there might be something new or different about the coolant flange. This works in all the singles I've ever seen.. still who knows what someone might make tomorrow?? All water cooled engines benefit from having the coolant held at the proper temp. A thermostat help bring an engine up to temp quickly; this greatly reduces wear, and increases efficiency. Running an engine too cold is a waste of fuel and promotes wear.
Above: Here's the utterpower thermostat housing. It is made up by tapping this massively heavy flange base out where the one inch standard hose nipple can be threaded all the way to the last thread. The assembly is then machined to receive a standard NAPA part number 253 thermostat. The heavy flange fits standard Listers, and is used on the Chinese engines for radiator/tank thermo siphon cooling systems. Please note, newer units are not this pretty, they are bigger and better in my opinion, you'll have to add pretty to your own.. $28, plus $6 shipping, lower 48. |
