RE: TORQUATROL UNIT

["Dejong, Paul" <Paul.Dejong@domain.elided>]

I am sure you know a lot more about Stag's than I do (I have got mine for
only 4 years) and therefore I had a look again on my old BMW 320i (which I
had for 12 years and maintained myself) and compared it to the Stag. It
seems that the units are exactly the same and there is a metal strip in
front which can be pushed in with my finger (ouch that did hurt my
knuckles). On my BMW I can hear it is locked up only at higher revs (above
3000) because then the engine is beginning to sound like that of a truck. So
to conclude, I might have overlooked the fact, in all my naïveté, that I
might actually have a BMW conversion which still seems a nice alternative
for the electric fan though.
Can anyone tell me if the bimetal plate is original or not?

regards Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John Clayton [SMTP:john.h.clayton@domain.elided]
> Sent:	Friday, June 25, 1999 1:53 AM
> To:	Dejong, Paul; 'stag@domain.elided'
> Subject:	Re: TORQUATROL UNIT
> 
> Paul Dejong wrote:-
> 
> > My Mk1 Stag with its original radiator, though with a converted twelve
> > vane pump, never ever has  engaged the lock up and still does not get
> > overheated even at one hot day (over 30 degrees) in a traffic jam for an
> > hour or so.
> 
> With respect, I'm standing by the comments I made in 
> my reply to Tom Jell on June 10th.  I actually had a Stag 
> MK1 Torquatrol unit apart a few years ago after I'd damaged 
> it when trying to remove it from the engine.
> 
> There's some sticky fluid in there but not a lot else, and definately 
> no bi-metal strips, nor anything that could lock it up.
> 
> I don't claim to know about BMW's but I do know a tiny bit about
> Stags, having bought my first one exactly TWENTY years ago 
> this month.
> 
> John Clayton
> Kent. UK