Re: TORQUATROL UNIT

[George Richardson <gprtech@domain.elided>]

I just removed my fan from the front of the torquatrol unit, and since my
radiator is already out, I've got a perfect view. No strip. Nothing.

"Dejong, Paul" wrote:

> 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

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George Richardson
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