302 / 351 Cleveland Thermostat - Correct 'OE' design (OE = Original Equipment)
This unit is -Temp
180F ( 82C )**other temperatures available
- 174F ( 79C )
- 160F ( 71C )
- 192F ( 91C )
pls check for availability.
*** rule of thumb =
- run hotter for better economy/thermal efficiency
- run colder for more horsepower*****
N.b Ford design engineers elected for a 192 thermostat in most STD
applications and a 180 in their performance applications.
Fits: XWGT, XY, XA, XB, XC, XD, XE Falcon / Fairmont / Fairlane / LTD /
F100 / Bronco etc...
And.... ALL 302 / 351c / 351m / 400m engines with a
brass restrictor / bypass plate fitted.
If you do not have a brass plate fitted to your Cleveland then i can
supply one at an addition cost.
Finally, it's
available to anyone & everyone at a very reasonable price
Do not be fooled or mislead by listings of other eBay sellers claiming
they have a thermostat that will be correct for your Cleveland engine!
Look at my Images and compare it to their images. Any other type or
design will not work as FORD intended.
Can you see the sprung loaded disc at the bottom? That round foot is
designed to block the bypass passage (i.e. the hole in the centre of the brass
ring) as the thermostat opens. (a so
called Cleveland 'expert' in the USA sells a 'High-flow' unit, and seriously,
its not the correct design! It does not have the means to block off the hole
completely, plus its the wrong shape and diameter. It just looks as if it
'might' do the job. If the little bell his thermostat is not precisely centred,
it will get caught up on the inner lip of the bypass plate and get stuck:
keeping the thermostat open and you just wasted time and money on a bogus set
up.)
MUST READ!!!! : The 351c needs a unique thermostat because of a 'By-pass
plate' (brass ring) that sits just below the thermostat position. If this
orifice is not partially blocked or fully blocked while the thermostat is open,
hot water will continue to circulate around the engine instead of passing
through the radiator. At the very least this will lead to temperature creep and
eventually over-heating.
For decades Cleveland engines here and in the USA have been suffering
from 'mysterious' over heating issues for decades. Predominantly misdiagnosed
and blamed on: thin cylinder
walls, bad water pumps, pulley diameters and a myriad of other time consuming,
frustrating and expensive exercises that could have been solved by one little
'correct' thermostat.
Why has no one offered this in the market before now ??
Perhaps it's this simple: It seems too easy and too good to be true....
and no one knew what the correct thermostat was supposed to look like, not even
so called 'experts'. Most people wondered what that brass plate,
under the thermostat was even for ????.
So if you want the correct thermostat for your Cleveland then this is
the one.
Check out my other items!
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