Technical giardinera thermostat
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Technical giardinera thermostat
I only just caught your post, missed it entirely somehow.
To the first question, my own answer is that the thermostat serves to optimize cabin heating and that the engine is pretty indifferent to its presence or absence.
As to installation, that's fairly self-evident if only the bellows are concerned, one end if fixed to a stirrup that goes in the casing top adjustment slot, the other end goes on the flap operating arm through the slot at bottom of the casing.
To the first question, my own answer is that the thermostat serves to optimize cabin heating and that the engine is pretty indifferent to its presence or absence.
As to installation, that's fairly self-evident if only the bellows are concerned, one end if fixed to a stirrup that goes in the casing top adjustment slot, the other end goes on the flap operating arm through the slot at bottom of the casing.
self evident Giardini you say.
well I must be missing something.
I can see how the one end attaches to the flap but cannot see how the other end (of the stat that is) is secured within the inspection chamber. All I have in my car is the void in which it sits - and no method of how to fix it. The previous owner obviously just removed the whole assembly.
I have looked at all the pictures I can find but cannot see a clear picture.
(I guess you are the only other person on this forum with a giardi ?
regards
geoff
well I must be missing something.
I can see how the one end attaches to the flap but cannot see how the other end (of the stat that is) is secured within the inspection chamber. All I have in my car is the void in which it sits - and no method of how to fix it. The previous owner obviously just removed the whole assembly.
I have looked at all the pictures I can find but cannot see a clear picture.
(I guess you are the only other person on this forum with a giardi ?
regards
geoff
Ok Renault, I can't find a picture of it anywhere online so I'll try to paint one for you
The top of the thermostat housing has a slot, with a sort of rail running alongside it on the inside.
The stirup (what you seem to be missing) is a U-shaped piece of metal just wide enough to slide in the rail. The two upright sides of the U fit over the end of the "stat" and are drilled so that a short pivot can be installed, going through both sides and the hole in the end of the stat.
The base of the stirup is drilled and tapped (M6 ?) so that a bolt can be inserted in the slot from the outside & screwed into the stirup base, thereby locking its position along the rail. This allows adjustment of the "closed" position.
If that's not clear enough, tell me right away, I'll take mine apart & take pictures tomorrow IN THE DAYLIGHT
The top of the thermostat housing has a slot, with a sort of rail running alongside it on the inside.
The stirup (what you seem to be missing) is a U-shaped piece of metal just wide enough to slide in the rail. The two upright sides of the U fit over the end of the "stat" and are drilled so that a short pivot can be installed, going through both sides and the hole in the end of the stat.
The base of the stirup is drilled and tapped (M6 ?) so that a bolt can be inserted in the slot from the outside & screwed into the stirup base, thereby locking its position along the rail. This allows adjustment of the "closed" position.
If that's not clear enough, tell me right away, I'll take mine apart & take pictures tomorrow IN THE DAYLIGHT
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