Hi All! I have a 1973 Beetle. The only replacement thermostat I can find for the cooling system, is the one offered by cip1.com. It is a thermostat that fits on a fuel injected Type I engine. It is different than the thermostat I have now. Are these OK or is there anywhere else I can get a thermostat? Thanks!
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----------------------------------------------- Jim Adney snipped-for-privacy@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711 USA
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I found a few at aircooled.net/
Thermostat Conversion Kit Type I Mexican $49.95 The original style thermostats are getting as rare as hen's teeth, so we have these conversion kits. These have everything you need (including the new thermostat) to convert to the Mexican design. It's completely compatible.
Having a thermostat in place that WORKS is very important! If yours is expanded when cold, IT'S BAD. A working thermostat ensures the engine isn't running too cold, which is bad for the engine, and kills your heat output! Choose Application. Currently the only thermostat available is the Mexican thermostat. The factory that made the conventional thermostats has gone out of business, and we do not know if they will EVER be available again. We recommend the mexican thermostat kit in the meantime, it works fine.
HI guys I have found something about thermostats that most guys over look. Check out the heat rating on your old thermostat. The early cars like below 73 or 74 used a 80c thermo and later cars used 90c. That means that your car will get hotter before the flaps open if you use a later thermo. I am the guy that wrote The T-4 Upright Conversion Manual(
I wonder if that's at all related to the fact that later Bugs had vented engine lids?
On 27 Apr 2004 19:59:08 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@OPTONLINE.NET (Joe Cali Next Generation-usa) ran around screaming and yelling:
type 1 carb'd engines used a 65-70c thermo....fi engines used 70-75c(i believe on the fi, but am positive on the carb'd figures) JT
"Joey Tribiani" wrote
The FI thermostat is 80-85C. I'm running one on my carbed 1600dp in my '72.
I had ordered the 65-70C thermostat from aircooled.net. When the order came, the thermostat was the FI version. I emailed ac.net to ask about it and John said that they were out of stock on the carb version and that the FI unit would work fine ... just that, of course, the engine would be warmer before the flaps open ... which is a good thing in the winter.
More like for pollution control. If the engine does not reach running temp it will not burn the gas completely. Remember Leaded was still available in the 70's
Joe
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:27:55 -0400, "Scott H" ran around screaming and yelling:
see..that is why i warned i wasn't sure...hehe... JT
The ones on cip1.com are brazilian, and seem to be of the 80 degree variaty. Just installed one on my bus-- it was a bit of a pain in the ass, as I had to rig up a custom mount, but it works good, and I daresay it seems more solid then the leak-prone bellows type. Plus it was like $19.95 or something, instead of the $80+ the bus depot wanted for the NOS OEM.
-Matt
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