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posted by  planetman on  Thu Mar 15 09:30 CST 2007
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Hello Shannon,

Unfortunately neither NAPA nor Stant make thermostats with a low enough opening temperature for carburated Volvos.

The coolest they make is 180° and I prefer the 165° thermostats.

Since I own my own repair shop, I have access to warehouses that are stricktly for wholesale customers and thats where I buy my thermostat kits.

The brand I use is called Calorstat and I believe they are made in Europe and they supply thermostats to Volvo so they are an OE manufacturer.

Notice that in my picture that there is a "jiggle pin" to aid in bleeding air out of the engine.

It is located in the outer ring and is a little hard to see in the picture.

It is important to rotate the thermostat so the jiggle pin is facing forward towards the radiator to help bleed the air out of the engine.

Eric
Hi Performance Automotive Service (formerly OVO or Old Volvos Only)
Torrance, CA 90501






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