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Ohc Joe · 01-29-2026, 08:24 PM

Ok guys on this 36 I have it has a 37 engine what thermostats do I buy im in so cal and my daughter is going to be driving this around town and high school
Thanks in advance

petehoovie · 01-30-2026, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ohc Joe

Ok guys on this 36 I have it has a 37 engine what thermostats do I buy im in so cal and my daughter is going to be driving this around town and high school
Thanks in advance

deuce lover · 01-30-2026, 01:46 AM

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GB SISSON · 01-30-2026, 01:47 AM

I have been running stats from a subaru justy. 180 degree. They are available in regular auto parts stores and seem to stay put in the hose right against the necks on the heads. Hopefully someone has a part # or what year subaru is the one for our V8s.

petehoovie · 01-30-2026, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by deuce lover

Here

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255682191425

Fritz · 01-30-2026, 11:25 AM

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I do the same as GB. Carquest 13848 Is the part number. Drill a 3/16” or so hole to avoid air pockets. And so it stays put on top of the head, I have another hose clamp right above it to squeeze the hose just enough to prevent it from moving up the hose.

Ohc Joe · 01-30-2026, 04:15 PM

Awesome thanks a bunch guys will go to auto parts store and do some searching with the kid behind the counter that needs to know what year car do i have to buy windshield wiper fluid

v8fordman · 01-30-2026, 08:12 PM

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Awesome thanks a bunch guys will go to auto parts store and do some searching with the kid behind the counter that needs to know what year car do i have to buy windshield wiper fluid

Isn’t that the truth! You should have seen the kid when I went to O’Reilly’s and asked for a set of spark plugs for my ‘37 Ford pickup with a ‘55 DeSoto hemi in it. You know they have to know the make and engine size. LOL

Ohc Joe · 01-31-2026, 07:57 AM

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Isn’t that the truth! You should have seen the kid when I went to O’Reilly’s and asked for a set of spark plugs for my ‘37 Ford pickup with a ‘55 DeSoto hemi in it. You know they have to know the make and engine size. LOL

Haaaaaa yep same here ok youngster im wking on a 36 ford and im using a hot rod fuse panel and need some fuses .......whatttttttttt.hahahaha.

chap52 · 01-31-2026, 08:25 AM

Share the hobby with the youth...It and us are becoming a Flintstone adventure to the electronic generation.
I was blessed that my now custom car building son was hanging out in the shop when I was tinkering. He learned what bailing wire was for and when you needed to tap a starter with a hammer.
I read somewhere that; "let him who has received the gift freely share it." Chap

KenBolton · 02-09-2026, 11:37 AM

When I put mine in I went with the 180 degrees option vs the 160 thinking in Wisconsin I might use the heater. While I have on occasion it is rare. As warm as these engines run I now think the cooler stat would have been the wiser choice. I always obcess with summer running temps and vapor lock.

JayChicago · 02-09-2026, 08:01 PM

Ken
Your thermostat only helps with quick warm-up and determines the minimum operating temp. When the engine starts to run warm, both 160 and 180 stats will be wide open just the same. IMHO, 180 is better for a clean running engine.

01-30-2026, 01:46 AM	#3
deuce lover Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rockwall TX Posts: 6,018	Re: 37 thermostat question Here https://www.ebay.com/itm/255682191425

01-30-2026, 01:47 AM	#4
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 6,202	Re: 37 thermostat question I have been running stats from a subaru justy. 180 degree. They are available in regular auto parts stores and seem to stay put in the hose right against the necks on the heads. Hopefully someone has a part # or what year subaru is the one for our V8s. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

01-30-2026, 11:25 AM	#6
Fritz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nashville Posts: 286	Re: 37 thermostat question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I do the same as GB. Carquest 13848 Is the part number. Drill a 3/16” or so hole to avoid air pockets. And so it stays put on top of the head, I have another hose clamp right above it to squeeze the hose just enough to prevent it from moving up the hose. __________________ Cars and metal rust away and are destroyed, but the Word of God will stand forever (Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 24:35).

01-30-2026, 04:15 PM	#7
Ohc Joe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 141	Re: 37 thermostat question Awesome thanks a bunch guys will go to auto parts store and do some searching with the kid behind the counter that needs to know what year car do i have to buy windshield wiper fluid

01-31-2026, 08:25 AM	#10
chap52 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Marana Arizona Posts: 1,869	Re: 37 thermostat question Share the hobby with the youth...It and us are becoming a Flintstone adventure to the electronic generation. I was blessed that my now custom car building son was hanging out in the shop when I was tinkering. He learned what bailing wire was for and when you needed to tap a starter with a hammer. I read somewhere that; "let him who has received the gift freely share it." Chap

02-09-2026, 11:37 AM	#11
KenBolton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Fall Creek, WI Posts: 242	Re: 37 thermostat question When I put mine in I went with the 180 degrees option vs the 160 thinking in Wisconsin I might use the heater. While I have on occasion it is rare. As warm as these engines run I now think the cooler stat would have been the wiser choice. I always obcess with summer running temps and vapor lock.

02-09-2026, 08:01 PM	#12
JayChicago Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,028	Re: 37 thermostat question Ken Your thermostat only helps with quick warm-up and determines the minimum operating temp. When the engine starts to run warm, both 160 and 180 stats will be wide open just the same. IMHO, 180 is better for a clean running engine.