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I need the part number for the coolant thermostat used in the Perkins
genset engine, on a '82 Wanderlodge. I called the local parts stores
and got the standard question, What car does that go on? According to
the Perkins manual it starts to open at 175-182 and is fully open at
200-205.


"REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
John Finn
'82 35FCRB
BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
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HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA

John,
I took mine to a NAPA store and they "matched it up".
It looks like a V8 chevy thermostat, pretty standard and
common.
I had my wife look up the invoice and it lists the thermostat
part number as "170", although it was stamped 180....
I took the thermostat housing also to match up a gasket
and their gasket number was 1038-ST.
Hope this helps.

George Witt
81 FC 35
Lincoln, Nebraska


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote:
> I need the part number for the coolant thermostat used in the Perkins
> genset engine, on a '82 Wanderlodge. I called the local parts stores
> and got the standard question, What car does that go on? According to
> the Perkins manual it starts to open at 175-182 and is fully open at
> 200-205.
>
>
> "REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
> John Finn
> '82 35FCRB
> BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
> TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE
> GO TO;
> http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457
> '66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE"
> SEE THE OLD COACH AT:
> http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
> HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA

Thanks George,

According to the Perkins manual, the thermostat starts to open at 175-
182 and is fully open at 200-205, so that 170 number may represent
when it starts to open.

I talked to the parts man at the Perkins dealer in Charleston and he
said there were two listed one vented and the other unvented, I'm not
familiar with the difference and it almost seems like he was looking
at radiator caps instead of thermostats.

What temperature does your genset get during hot days?


"REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
John Finn
'82 35FCRB
BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE
GO TO;
http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457
'66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE"
SEE THE OLD COACH AT:
http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA

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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mrdonut12" <mrdonut12@y...>
wrote:
>
> John,
> I took mine to a NAPA store and they "matched it up".
> It looks like a V8 chevy thermostat, pretty standard and
> common.
> I had my wife look up the invoice and it lists the thermostat
> part number as "170", although it was stamped 180....
> I took the thermostat housing also to match up a gasket
> and their gasket number was 1038-ST.
> Hope this helps.
>
> George Witt
> 81 FC 35
> Lincoln, Nebraska
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "John"
wrote:
> > I need the part number for the coolant thermostat used in the
Perkins
> > genset engine, on a '82 Wanderlodge. I called the local parts
stores
> > and got the standard question, What car does that go on?
According to
> > the Perkins manual it starts to open at 175-182 and is fully open
at
> > 200-205.
> >
> >
> > "REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
> > John Finn
> > '82 35FCRB
> > BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
> > TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE
> > GO TO;
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457
> > '66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE"
> > SEE THE OLD COACH AT:
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
> > HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA

John,
The temp gauge on my generator stays just below 180
regardless of the outside temp. I've run it at temps in the teens
in the winter. I just changed the thermostat
in November, so I haven't had it in real hot weather yet. I
don't expect it will deviate, based on what it did last summer
with a stuck thermostat.
George Witt

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote:
> Thanks George,
>
> According to the Perkins manual, the thermostat starts to open at 175-
> 182 and is fully open at 200-205, so that 170 number may represent
> when it starts to open.
>
> I talked to the parts man at the Perkins dealer in Charleston and he
> said there were two listed one vented and the other unvented, I'm not
> familiar with the difference and it almost seems like he was looking
> at radiator caps instead of thermostats.
>
> What temperature does your genset get during hot days?
>
>
> "REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
> John Finn
> '82 35FCRB
> BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
> TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE
> GO TO;
> http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457
> '66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE"
> SEE THE OLD COACH AT:
> http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
> HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA
>
> ///////////////////////////////////////////
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mrdonut12" <mrdonut12@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > John,
> > I took mine to a NAPA store and they "matched it up".
> > It looks like a V8 chevy thermostat, pretty standard and
> > common.
> > I had my wife look up the invoice and it lists the thermostat
> > part number as "170", although it was stamped 180....
> > I took the thermostat housing also to match up a gasket
> > and their gasket number was 1038-ST.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > George Witt
> > 81 FC 35
> > Lincoln, Nebraska
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "John"
> wrote:
> > > I need the part number for the coolant thermostat used in the
> Perkins
> > > genset engine, on a '82 Wanderlodge. I called the local parts
> stores
> > > and got the standard question, What car does that go on?
> According to
> > > the Perkins manual it starts to open at 175-182 and is fully open
> at
> > > 200-205.
> > >
> > >
> > > "REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
> > > John Finn
> > > '82 35FCRB
> > > BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE
> > > TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE
> > > GO TO;
> > > http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457
> > > '66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE"
> > > SEE THE OLD COACH AT:
> > > http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733
> > > HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA