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Scott Anderson (Srandrsn)
Junior Member
Username: Srandrsn
Post Number: 182
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 8:27 pm: | |
Anyone know why one would be nylon and one metal? What's the benefit or reason for the nylon? |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Intermediate Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 1104
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 7:49 pm: | |
Drat it,
I think I've just been had.
Bought a 308 thermostat on eBAY for about $25 last month. The lower part is metal (sound familiar)...
Not only that, but my son works in a VW dealer's parts dept & his girlfriend at AutoZone...
Ah, well, could have been worse, could have bought it from FNA. |
Stephen E. Schroeder (Seschroeder)
Junior Member
Username: Seschroeder
Post Number: 86
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 4:35 pm: | |
You guy are wonderful human beings!!! Thanks much for the help.
Steve Schroeder |
Scott Anderson (Srandrsn)
Junior Member
Username: Srandrsn
Post Number: 181
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 8:10 pm: | |
Steven,
I just put a thermo from a 79 x 1/9 in my 80 308. My original one wasn't bad but I was redoing the h2o pump so as long as I had it apart I decided to go with a new one. I've run the car all summer with no problems or difference in operating temp.
I got it from like autozone or checker or... sorry I don't remember exactly where. Also, I don't have or remeber the part number. It was a $5.00 part, and it's rated to come on at 180 degrees. The only physical difference I could see was it didn't have the nylon washer thing on the bottom half of the thermo, it was just metal. Get a second opinion but mine seems to work just fine. |
Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member
Username: Mcharness
Post Number: 966
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 8:02 pm: | |
There's a cross reference for 308 parts here on FerrariChat, at www.ferrarichat.com/partsandservice/308PartsXref/index.htm
Here's a thermostat cross reference I have for the 308s:
Radiator thermoswitch/thermostat for 308's can be sourced from a VW dealer, fits all Golfs/Rabbits 1980+, 180 degree, cost $12.
It turns out that Autozone shows the SAME thermostat part number for both a 1984 VW Rabbit and a 1980 Fiat X/1-9. The part number is "437-180" (180 degrees F). Price: $5.99. Quite a bit better than more than around 10 times that from a Ferrari dealer. In fact, even Sodacom's (whom I normally like as a source) has them for $58.20, though they do have the nylon lower part, rather than metal there.
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Stephen E. Schroeder (Seschroeder)
Junior Member
Username: Seschroeder
Post Number: 85
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 4:12 pm: | |
Gentlemen:
In March, I believe that is correct, there was a thread concerning the fact that a Fiat X 1/9 used the same thermostat as a 308. Does anyone know if this has been confirmed.
Along the same lines, I swear I have seen a "parts cross-index" somewhere on the Web. Am I crazy or might someone have the address?
Thanks in advance.
Steve Schroeder
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