<VV> Thermostat operating temperature

[J R Read]

When they are NOT good, they are fully open and do not close.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Davies, Charles (cdavies)" <cdavies at harris.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 3:44 PM
Subject: <VV> Thermostat operating temperature


>I am trying to determine if the thermostats are operating correctly.
>
> To test them, I removed the lower shrouds and placed the shrouds in an 
> oven.  As the oven temp increased they opened at about 350 degrees.
>
> During the cool down phase, I have read where some have commented that 
> they snapped closed, these did not. They just gradually collapsed to a 
> closed state. This seen to occur at around 150-200 degrees.
>
> Both thermostats operated in the same way. From this analysis, are they 
> good?
>
> Thanks,
> Charlie
>
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