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Old 31-01-2005, 07:45 PM
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have heard something about fitting one of a fiesta or sumit as it has a lower opening temp -any ideas ????
Old 31-01-2005, 08:14 PM
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stick 2 normal ford jobbie wont do u wrong
Old 31-01-2005, 08:20 PM
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yeah i would stick with std
Old 01-02-2005, 10:33 PM
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u can get a zetec one which is a lower temp one, got one in mine now.
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People tend to use the thermostat out a SaffCoss4x4 as it uses the same thread as the S2
Old 02-02-2005, 08:20 AM
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People tend to use the thermostat out a SaffCoss4x4 as it uses the same thread as the S2
dont you mean fan switch ?
Old 02-02-2005, 11:40 AM
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Get a 82degree one, bit less than the standard 88. And i'd say he means fan switch, yer sapphy comes in earlier
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Originally Posted by 220TC
People tend to use the thermostat out a SaffCoss4x4 as it uses the same thread as the S2
dont you mean fan switch ?
Yeah,sorry man.It was early
Old 02-02-2005, 06:28 PM
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but what about running with out a termostat... is this a good idea.. of couse it will take a while longer for the engine to get hot... but that dosent matter on a hot summer day
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Very informative thread.
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Originally Posted by stephnsons
Very informative thread.
Holy thread revival, it's only a 12 year old thread, do you get many Ford Escort Rs Turbos in New York?
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I can't imagine they do, did they even sell them over there?!
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