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briggie
31-12-2010, 17:22
i went to buy a new thermostat today , went to one shop in bradford and he said all thermostats are the same :rolleyes:..... needless to say i didnt buy from him , but i got one from a guy who seemed to know the terrano/mav.... he sold me a blue print part number adn 19207.... 88degree stat .... is the part number correct ? .... ive tried checking

(RIP) PLANK
31-12-2010, 17:46
i went to buy a new thermostat today , went to one shop in bradford and he said all thermostats are the same :rolleyes:..... needless to say i didnt buy from him , but i got one from a guy who seemed to know the terrano/mav.... he sold me a blue print part number adn 19207.... 88degree stat .... is the part number correct ? .... ive tried checking

I don't know it the number is correct but check it carefully before using, I often test them in a jub of hot water, if you have a thermometer you can even get the temperature right. And tighten it down carefully, it's hard to get it wrong, but i know someone who once cracked the housing and swore it was the 'blue print' thermostats fault. :thumb2

briggie
31-12-2010, 17:49
i also got some blue antifreeze , he asked if i had blue or red in .... fgs i cant remember lol..... does it matter if i put blue in , when it has red in ?

(RIP) PLANK
31-12-2010, 17:50
mines is a sort of yellowy green, so i don't know :nenau

rustic
31-12-2010, 17:56
mines is a sort of yellowy green, so i don't know :nenau

I don't know what you have been putting in, but if it leaks does it make yellow snow? :lol :lol

(RIP) PLANK
31-12-2010, 17:57
I don't know what you have been putting in, but if it leaks does it make yellow snow? :lol :lol

i do that all by myself :o

rustic
31-12-2010, 17:59
i do that all by myself :o

In who's handwriting? :lol

(RIP) PLANK
31-12-2010, 18:08
my own mostly, that's wy it's all splelt wrung :nenau

solarman216
31-12-2010, 18:33
i also got some blue antifreeze , he asked if i had blue or red in .... fgs i cant remember lol..... does it matter if i put blue in , when it has red in ?

yours was red, but it will not matter if you use blue, Rick

briggie
31-12-2010, 20:59
yours was red, but it will not matter if you use blue, Rick

can i mix them ? .... ie just add a bit of blue to top up any lost coolant when i attempt to change the stat ?

solarman216
31-12-2010, 21:57
can i mix them ? .... ie just add a bit of blue to top up any lost coolant when i attempt to change the stat ?

yes you can mix them in your motor as you have a cast iron head, if you had an Ali head then no thats what the red is better at, corrosion resistance, but I use red in everything thats why you have it, Rick

pgrem
01-01-2011, 08:23
hi,mines an 82deg thermostat,not sure which ones supposed to be better,happy new year to everyone from down under(nz)

(RIP) PLANK
01-01-2011, 11:25
Briggie, if you've got red in, why not just get some more red? makes sense.

Paul
01-01-2011, 13:24
Replaced ours the other day it's also a 82deg thermostat, it's also a blueprint one they looked it up using my reg # only show's the 82 deg one.