thermostats in a pre 49

[elwood]

yu know, i had some thermostats before that slid in the hose, looked like about the top 2 inches of a paper towel role with a thermostat in it,
cant for the life of me remember where id gotten them from before, nore can i find them now,
any ideas ?
thanks

[Lawrie]

easy job if you have a few tools.
get modern t/stats, tig weld them into a short piece of stainless tube and slip them in to the top hose.
Lawrie

[cas3]

I used Subaru stats, drilled a 1/16 hole near the top of the outlet on each side, and wired them in place with SS wire.

[elwood]

thank yawl for the input.

[Graeme / New Zealand]

Originally Posted by elwood

yu know, i had some thermostats before that slid in the hose, looked like about the top 2 inches of a paper towel role with a thermostat in it,
cant for the life of me remember where id gotten them from before, nore can i find them now,
any ideas ?
thanks

Yes they have "gone with the ark" they were what's known as a "bellows" type thermostats.

GB

[Zeke3]

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Robert Shewman used to offer thermostats for the 59A and back engines in the V8 Times, but i didn’t see his ad in the current issue. You can search on here by his name and you should find his contact information.

Robert Shewman
P.O. Box 163
Kimberton, PA 19442
610 933-6637

[cas3]

The subaru stats were talked about a lot here, google up- fordbarn subaru. You'll get part #'s and pics.

[SoCalCoupe]

Originally Posted by elwood

yu know, i had some thermostats before that slid in the hose, looked like about the top 2 inches of a paper towel role with a thermostat in it,
cant for the life of me remember where id gotten them from before, nore can i find them now,
any ideas ?
thanks

After running without thermostats since I bought the car 2 years ago, I decided to run with them in my 1941 Ford. Bought a pair from C & G Ford parts. They're essentially modern thermostats with a 1-13/16" flange diameter, nothing special other than a specific size. After spending a stupid number of hours on the internet, I've decided nearly all of the modern thermostats from a variety of sources are essentially the same and made on the same equipment.



I know of the stock thermostats that look like a TP roll. There were two varieties I believe, bellows and one other. After researching it bit I decided that neither were as reliable as the modern ones like I bought from C & G.


The new ones sit on top of the cylinder head flange. They need something to hold them in place. A couple of folks above have mentioned wires and TIG welding a tube to them. If I had a TIG welder, I would have used that solution. Instead I bought a set of metal upper radiator pipes that replace the rubber hoses. The diameter of the pipes is less than 1-13/16" so they hold the thermostats in place against the cylinder head flange. I did it as much for looks as for the practical effect of holding the thermostats in place. The metal radiator pipes work essentially the same as the TIG solution and kind of dress up the engine compartment a bit. They're not too expensive.