paulf
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 09:39 PM |
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In hose thermostats [Renault type]
Does anyone on here know how the Renault 5 etc thermostats fit in the top hose?.Ive seen some on E bay and it looks as if they just push in and are
maybe secured with an external jubilee clip but what size hose do they fit?
Ive had an idea to use one but need some info.
Paul
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Moorron
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 09:58 PM |
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yep they just push in and get held by a jubelee clip over the hose.
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Moorron
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 09:58 PM |
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sorry dont know the hose size, maybe 38mm?
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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paulf
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 10:14 PM |
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Ok thanks I will have to get one to try.I have a rover 75 diesel and the standard thermostats are notorious for opening to early as they age and its a
fairly major job to change one.On the 75 forums they think they are onto a good thing paying nearly £60 for an inline housing to put in the top hose
to save having to remove the original thermostat and allow a hotter unit to be fitted. the Renault ones are about £5 and hopefully easy to fit or
remove.
Paul
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/11/10 at 08:12 AM |
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Depends if you have room but Landrover TD5 thermostat (aslo used on late MG TF and Rover 75 1.8) fits into the bottom hose 32mm hose bore,
it needs a by-pass connection to the top hose.
For the by-pass connection just insert a 32mm tee As sold by Koi carp fish tank supply companies on ebay into the top hose.
Above parts can be found for under 20pounds on Ebay buy you will also need hose to form the by pass.
On the subject of mg-rover forums take under careful consideration and information you get from them as one forum in particular has a lot of dubious
information on it.
[Edited on 19/11/10 by britishtrident]
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RazMan
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| posted on 19/11/10 at 09:21 AM |
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This one has all the hoses too Defender TD5 water pipes and thermostat on eBay (end time 15-Dec-10 15:44:22 GMT)
or I've got one of these lurking somewhere cbs link
and Tee adaptors too
[Edited on 19-11-10 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/11/10 at 10:38 AM |
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Fish pond tees work fine at radiator temps and are only £2
ebay item 330466803219
[Edited on 19/11/10 by britishtrident]
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RazMan
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| posted on 19/11/10 at 04:34 PM |
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Just a thought here - If you use an electric water pump (which adjusts the flow rate according to the temperature) you could have a small bleed hose
from the hot side of the stat which recirculates the 'warm up' water back to the header tank.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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