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General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: jim.williams1@verizon.net on October 21, 2019, 09:58:00 PM

Title: Frozen '53 Dragon Thermostat
Post by: jim.williams1@verizon.net on October 21, 2019, 09:58:00 PM
Is there a trick to getting a frozen thermostat out?  Can't budge the one that's in there, and engine overheats readily.  Appreciate any ideas or tips.  Thank you very much
Title: Re: Frozen '53 Dragon Thermostat
Post by: superk226 on October 23, 2019, 11:46:16 PM
The thermostat is held in the housing by a steel band that is about one inch wide. The band is probably rusted so bad that it looks like it is part of the housing. Use a screw driver and a hammer to chip away the rust and you will find the steel band witch is probably rusted beyond use at this point in time. I have been buying a copper pipe coupling at the local hardware store, cutting it to the proper width with a hacksaw and bending it to fit inside the housing to retain the new thermostat.