ect

Dose anyone make a 180 t-stat other than Linginfelter? I,m going to install my 4th today.

motomanvette

Are you saying you've had problems with three previous ones?

EcoBrick Bob

Was the issue a cut rubber gasket or did the T-stat itself fail?

If it's the rubber gasket, I found that the spring end was pinching it when I was installing the 2nd one. It cut completel thru the gasket on the first one (160 deg) I had installed. I filed off the sharp spring end and rounded it so it couldn't cut the seal. So far temps are as expected.

They have quit selling there C7 lower temp Tstats for the time being until one of their suppliers can re-design and fix issues. No ETA on replacements.

sycraft

Just fix it for good with the LMR one

Theta

I was thinking the same. I know it's a bite due to the cost, but it's a one-shot-and-done deal. Depends on the opportunity cost for you doing the swaps, coolant bleeds, etc.

6Speeder

I had a Lingenfelter, the spring cut the rubber gasket. They sent me another one, and like ecobrick bob, filed the spring back a little, and smoothed it off. Seems to be working now.

Theta

The good news is that they will be fixing this issue and putting them back on the market. Hopefully sooner than later.

ect

lmr dose not make a 180 . it will be months before linginfelter gets this fixed!

Theta

Without starting another one of the tstat thread debacles, I've always (personally) thought doing anything over 170 wasn't worth the trouble. Just me, though.

BJ67

What happens when it fails, temps get higher/lower? I have a 180 lingenfelter in for 500 miles , steady so far.

EcoBrick Bob

I got an e-mail today from Lingenfelder. They are replacing both of mine. NO ETA yet. My guess is weeks... not months....

At least my second one, where I noticed the spring pinching the seal, and filed down the sharp edge, is working great!

ect

BJ67 the temps go lower on days with air temp 70-80 and just cruising.

BJ67

So watch out for lower warm up temps? Right now I can watch the engine warm to 180 on initial start up and drive. It stays about 190 during cruise. If the stat rubber gasket tears or starts to leak internally, my initial warm up may drop to like 160 or 170?? and run less than 190 on cooler days?

EcoBrick Bob

When I had my 160 Deg Lingenfelter T-stat, I saw engine temps below that when I was cruising.

MIGHTYM0USE

pic of all these failed lingenfelter units?

EcoBrick Bob

I posted them on an earlier thread. But here is one of 3 again.

MIGHTYM0USE

What was the symptoms to make you go back in after it?

motomanvette

So no one makes a complete unit t-stat for the C7 yet?

Higgs Boson

lmr

sycraft

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