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Re: Thermoswitch revisited(Attn. Steve Toughhill)



At 12:46 AM 8/23/97 -0700, Brad Sheridan wrote:
>After talking to a few parts experts, I've come to believe that my initial
>assertion was correct regarding the works/doesn't work nature of
>thermoswitches. Since this is an old thread, here's the recap:
>
>> Brad Sheridan wrote:  
>>>   If the fan is kicking in, that means the thermoswitch is working. AFAIK,
>>> when they fail, they fail completely, they don't just turn on late..
>
>Steve Toughill wrote:
>> WRONG, they also can come on late when getting old
>
>I talked to Mike Potter about this, and also emailed Tim at ND. 
>Both said the switch either works or doesn't work, and that neither of them
>have seen a turn on temperature variance due to age like what Steve is
>speaking of. Just so you don't think I'm obsessed with being proven correct,
>I initally called Mike to order a new one b/c mine is rather old, and if
>Steve was correct, it may be turning on at too high a temp. After Mike told
>me the same thing I had initially said, I emailed Tim, just for a separate
>verification, which he provided. 
>
Just an observation, but if your thermotime switch was not working,
wouldn't your cold start valve cease to operate also? How is your cold
starting doing?

Regards,
Paul Hanley

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