Thermostats ,the big difference

Mechanically challenged? So who of us ain't?
Good onya for making the point.
Shan't go into detail, but a dear friend of mind, (ex farmer, miner, teacher), spent a Mint on an overheating Tojo , to the point that a replacement engine was dropped in.......

(So some kid picked up a re-engined Troopy for around $7000. Cleaned the grass from the radiator, and Bob's yer uncle).

Onya Phil: you dun ok.
JH.

Yes Phil, I have done a heap to help my GU with same running hot symptoms and quite a few people have told me the same about the generic brand thermo's compared to the Nissan ones. There is a Nissan one that opens at a lower temp for the GU's (turbo 4.2 anyway) which Nissan has dropped in for me and a higher temp a/c cut-out switch in the radiator so at least I have a/c most of the time now.

I have learned to accept on hot days mine will run high on the temp gauge but still not let me down. It has been running seriously hot temps for it's entire life and now with 370 odd thou on the dial I reckon it does them no harm.

Cheers from one mechanically challenged to another. (Hehehe)
Trevor.

Phil. Having lived in the Tropics for quite a long time we solve the thermostat problem on my older cars by removing its center. Keep & put back in the original and just remove the faulty center pieces. Do not have to worry about cold starts up here and never have to worry about the thermostat playing up. When I lived in Perth it also was not a problem, so maybe most places in Australia, unless you live in the snow, they are not really needed. Cheers Tony

Thanks for the replies, seems it is a known prob.All I have to do now is replace the aux. battery ,[ only got about 7sq inch to fit it in,] sell my property, [no ones got any money now,] then I,m off again.
Have a goodun yawl,,,,,,,,,