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Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ???? Maddog53 #1176987 08/06/2016 7:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 South of the Border M Maybellene Shop Shark
Maybellene Shop Shark M Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 South of the Border	Or just buy a stat with a jiggle pin...allows the stat to bleed air but acts like a check valve so that only air will pass, not coolant...the Duralast stats from Autozone for the 216/235's have them as well as a few others. Matt

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Drilling a hole in the thermostat ? NEW UPDATE... PROBLEM....	Maddog53	08/06/2016 3:55 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Grigg	08/06/2016 6:41 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	showkey	08/06/2016 6:48 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maybellene	08/06/2016 7:33 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maddog53	08/06/2016 10:17 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Hotrod Lincoln	08/06/2016 10:58 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maddog53	08/07/2016 6:21 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Joe H	08/07/2016 2:31 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maddog53	08/07/2016 6:27 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Jim Sears	08/07/2016 10:32 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maddog53	08/07/2016 11:25 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Joe H	08/08/2016 4:03 AM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maybellene	08/08/2016 4:42 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maddog53	08/08/2016 6:36 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Jim Sears	08/09/2016 2:29 AM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maddog53	08/09/2016 2:51 AM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Suburban Lou	05/11/2017 5:59 AM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maybellene	05/11/2017 4:37 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Suburban Lou	05/11/2017 5:46 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Suburban Lou	05/11/2017 6:29 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Wrencher88	05/11/2017 6:33 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maybellene	05/11/2017 9:43 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Suburban Lou	05/11/2017 9:54 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Suburban Lou	05/12/2017 2:02 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Justhorsenround	05/12/2017 2:17 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Mike B	05/12/2017 2:59 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	Maybellene	05/12/2017 3:17 PM
Re: Drilling a hole in the thermostat ????	mechanic58	05/12/2017 5:54 PM

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