The Themofan Switch Adaptor Thread - With superawesomeness Speco Adaptor Stuff.

[rob]

good stuff guys thanks for the extra references, this is what toymods is all about, +rep has been sent

[Grega]

bugger. you must spread more rep around before giving it to rob.
good work with the spaco thomarse part numbers dude.

[IN 05 NT]

how about using a DAVIES CRAIG thermo switch? adjustable, so you can set it to your temp,

just slip the brass sender in the top hose...... $80 from autone/repco,

blake

[takai]

Because they are junk and leak

[rob]

Because they are junk and leak

haha i tried to type up a post trying to articulate this in the nicest manner but gave up

well said

[IN 05 NT]

Because they are junk and leak

i had mine in there for over 2years, not one leak,...you just have to make a rubber seal betewwn the wire's,

and looks hell neater than those chunky switch blocks, hacked into the middle of a hose

plus its adjustable

[Grega]

they're a bugger to get to not leak though.
plus you've all the copper capilliary wire floating around and hard to make neat
upside is adjustable and very handy

[CrUZida]

and looks hell neater than those chunky switch blocks

Or not...

[wilbo666]

and looks hell neater than those chunky switch blocks, hacked into the middle of a hose

[Borat voice] NOT [/Borat voice]



Cheers
Wilbo

[takai]

haha i tried to type up a post trying to articulate this in the nicest manner but gave up

well said

Much easier when you can only type one handed now.

[omp]

Quite a few years ago I had a 180sx with an RB20DET (Boo Hiss). To control the thermo fans I had a boss welded into the thermostat housing. I had this done at ARE and they also supplied a temperature switch, from memory it was a relatively low temp switch due to it being in there. It ended up looking very neat due to being tucked away.

[IN 05 NT]

Quite a few years ago I had a 180sx with an RB20DET (Boo Hiss). To control the thermo fans I had a boss welded into the thermostat housing. I had this done at ARE and they also supplied a temperature switch, from memory it was a relatively low temp switch due to it being in there. It ended up looking very neat due to being tucked away.

....now thats a neater idea,

[Mos]

and looks hell neater than those chunky switch blocks, hacked into the middle of a hose

Yeah, sorry, no
The chunky switch block tucked away in the bottom hose is usually hard to see and will only have a small amount actually visible outside the hose.

The extremely ugly and big and poo thermostats are something like 30's oven technology that, while possibly reliably simple, are far from an advanced or elegant solution.

Everything is about compromises and the inline switch fitting is, IMO, a much better compromise. (If you don't want to compromise get one fitted to the bottom of the radiator).

Mos.

[IN 05 NT]

nah, i'll just have mine controlled by the SM4,

blake

[Grega]

or ; in the old school radiators ; have a boss brazed into one of the tanks...