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Old 08-30-2012, 07:15 AM   #5
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All the thermostats are tested before they leave the factory to be opening correctly.

Testing in boiling water is difficult. The best way to see if it is opening is to thread a string thru the valve and suspend the thermostat in a 50/50 coolant water solution. The thermostat will fall off the string when it starts to open. This would be at 195 +/-3 degrees. It is also hard to get a good measure of water temperature at the mid-depth area of the thermostat.

I suspect the thermostat is operating correctly

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