Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 21:34:10 -0600 From: Bob Landry <utahbobnopsamnet> Subject: Re: Thermostat replacement in an '85 900 Turbo 8V (overhearing issue)
On Tue, 09 May 2000 03:58:07 GMT, grothnopsamiot.net.au (Gareth) wrote: > >Hi all... > >I've posted a couple of questions about this before. My news server >has been playing up lately so I keep missing most of the replies. > >After examining the following website: > >http://216.78.173.139/cooling_system_folder/coolingsys.htm > >(Don't worry if the above link doesn't work, it seems to be hosted on >a dodgy server that is down half the time) > >It seems I need a new 82 degree thermostat and 82 degree fan sensor. > >The car itself had a full engine recondition back in 1997, and we >found that installed in the car is an 82 degree thermostat designed >for a 16-valve engine! (part number 8817538). > >The website states that you can't fit a 8-valve thermostat into an >16-valve engine. It doesn't say anything about a 16V thermostat going >into an 8V engine. > >Is this perfectly fine, or did the people responsible for the engine >recondition "stuff up" and install the wrong thermostat? > >Many thanks, >Gareth > > > I finally replied to your message today. The '85 900 Turbo IS a 16-valve engine. (Even in OZ, I'd bet.)