Thor lower rated thermostat

[Hammer H]

Anyone know if a 82c or other lower than standard rated thermostats are available?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Have a quick squizz through the D2 Forum,,
prepare for info overload! :)

[Hammer H]

Have a quick squizz through the D2 Forum,,
prepare for info overload! :)


Yes been following that one Pedro and very interesting. Just couldn't find any clarification re a lower temp sputnik thermostat for the Thor p38

[Pedro_The_Swift]

My apologies for ASSUMING they would be the same---[bigwhistle]

got a pic?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

6 pages of cooling parts and they all finish in 1130,,,,,
anyone got microcat?
I asked Mark at Tornado,,

[PLR]

Pressure Relief Remote Thermostat - TechWiki (http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Pressure_Relief_Remote_Thermostat)

I remember reading on here that a freelander used 82 can`t remember the member that knew about it .

The link is Wiki so your choice

[Hammer H]

Pressure Relief Remote Thermostat - TechWiki (http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Pressure_Relief_Remote_Thermostat)

I remember reading on here that a freelander used 82 can`t remember the member that knew about it .

The link is Wiki so your choice

Yeah I saw that as well, and looked up freelander thermostats pics and they look different.

This pic is the P38 Pedro

[PLR]

Yes , your right it was a Disco thing .

Freelander | Cooling System | Land Rover (http://www.myfreelander.co.uk/Cooling/Freelander-Cooling-System.htm)


K V6 doesn`t look like it either and the pipe fittings are different and diameters may be wrong but right number and 82

You`d need to have them side by side to compare .

[AK83]

There are heaps of thermostats for sale on ebay, but none/not many claim any specs other than fitment for various versions of the D2.

But, there is one of the many others I've found on there:

Tridon thermostat on ebay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-TRIDON-Standard-Thermostat-For-Land-Rover-Discovery-Turbo-Diesel-2-5L-/151325208317?hash=item233baf6efd:g:c4EAAOxyRuJTmCb P)

He's a bit pricey compared to the others listed, but it's a Tridon and at least the specs are listed .. at 82degrees!

Hope that helps.

EDIT: the Tridon part No. appears to be TT439-180P.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Info back from Mark,,
not great news,, seems metal sputnik and inline thermo may be answer,,

you will have to visit facebook to read?
Peter Hine - Brain pick Mark?,, do the Thor engined P38's... | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tornadosystems/posts/1236177289794003?comment_id=1236759816402417&notif_t=feed_comment&notif_id=1488189971648750)

[Scouse]

Info back from Mark,,
not great news,, seems metal sputnik and inline thermo may be answer,,

you will have to visit facebook to read?
Peter Hine - Brain pick Mark?,, do the Thor engined P38's... | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tornadosystems/posts/1236177289794003?comment_id=1236759816402417&notif_t=feed_comment&notif_id=1488189971648750)You can knock the thermostat out of the factory housing to save buying a Sputnik.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Well there ya go!!
[bigrolf]

[TheTree]

I found that when I put the lower rated thermostat in my GEMS the engine ran too cold. Really a cooling system in good shape should work fine with the standard thermostat

Steve

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Yep, totally agree,,

off the showroom floor.

19 odd years now for a D2 Thor,, how many for the P38a?
and even off the floor 96 was too much.
I reckon 20 years later anything over 80 will do fine. ;)

[TheTree]

There are heaps of thermostats for sale on ebay, but none/not many claim any specs other than fitment for various versions of the D2.

But, there is one of the many others I've found on there:

Tridon thermostat on ebay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-TRIDON-Standard-Thermostat-For-Land-Rover-Discovery-Turbo-Diesel-2-5L-/151325208317?hash=item233baf6efd:g:c4EAAOxyRuJTmCb P)

He's a bit pricey compared to the others listed, but it's a Tridon and at least the specs are listed .. at 82degrees!

Hope that helps.

EDIT: the Tridon part No. appears to be TT439-180P.


I fond these for my GEMS version, but I am not sure about fitment in the replacement housing

Tridon
TT2000-180 - Thermostat (High Flow) 82C; Tridon (TT1-180 is standard) 54mm flange
TT2000-190 - 88C (TT1-190)

As I said I finished up using the 88 degree one because it ran too cold on the 82 degree one and I saw no reason to use more fuel for no perceived advantage ;)

Also the 82 degree one did not seem to improve the overall performance of the cooling system, it got just as hot under heavy loads and high external temperatures with either thermostat

Steve