Thermostat

[colcol]

Uncle colcol should know about 156 thermostats, as he has had his over 5 years and is on to his 3rd thermostat, the good 33 has a paper gasket and no o ring, never done an Alfetta thermostat and when joestram said there was no gasket, ithought he must have already pulled it out, which is always a good idea, so that you can see that the new one looks like the old one, Colin.

[Neil Choi]

Pic of 105 thermostat housing on the Alfetta motor.

[joestram]

Thanks Neil and Colin for your comments. Received the thermostat from Domenic so am going to change this over on Monday if the weather is good. Do I need anything special when I put the hoses back on (like a sealant) or will the hose clamps be enough? Also, just to confirm, is it just a matter or pulling up the old one and putting in the new one? Sounds too simple?

[colcol]

No sealant required on hoses, but check condition of hose clamps, the clamp screws should turn freely and the worms not damaged on clamp and sometimes the thermostat is marked <engine or >radiator, with arrows pointing towards its destination, Colin.

[joestram]

Thanks Colin

Sorry about the rookie questions - I really appreciate the guidance.

Thanks everyone

Joe

[colcol]

Thats allright, we were all rookies once, Colin.

[joestram]

Hi Guys,
Just an update, did the swap today and can't believe how easy it was. I was overthinking/complicating the whole procedure.
Car is now operational but is in desperate need of a tune! Who knows how to tune a carb with oversize jets/warm cams? Any advice?
Thanks
Joe

[ALF750]

glad you got it together Joestream.   Another option I used was to grind the alfetta thermostat housing out to accept a Tridon or any standard type thermostat.   Just don't put it in upside down....