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05-04-2012, 07:47 PM
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Chat Slapper
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thermostat gap
Hi all, never had a stat fitted when got engine so unsure is this enough of a gap to fully open air flaps?

Cheers Mike
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05-04-2012, 08:18 PM
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I really must get out more
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Is the stat cold? if so it looks fucked
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05-04-2012, 08:20 PM
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Chat Slapper
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yes its cold
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05-04-2012, 08:20 PM
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I really must get out more
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I think i've got a couple of stats somewhere, did you want me to try an dig em out and measure them?
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Poke your finger further in, and wiggle it about a bit. Length is important.
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I am not a control freak, just the master of my own destiny.........
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05-04-2012, 08:23 PM
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Chat Slapper
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yes that would be great if you could
mike
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05-04-2012, 08:25 PM
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I really must get out more
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gimme half hour or so, mrs should be back from work then and I can go out and play
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Poke your finger further in, and wiggle it about a bit. Length is important.
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I am not a control freak, just the master of my own destiny.........
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05-04-2012, 08:30 PM
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Wannabe Chat Slut
Join Date: Sep 2009
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its fooked, should be 3cm closed with a 1.5cm gap!
the whit stuff round the end could well be the crystals forming from the escaping alcohol.
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my mechanic said he couldn't fix my brakes - so he made my horn louder.
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05-04-2012, 08:36 PM
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Chat Slapper
Join Date: Sep 2011
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In that grey area between show and rat...
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05-04-2012, 08:45 PM
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I really must get out more
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32mm on the one I've got.
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Poke your finger further in, and wiggle it about a bit. Length is important.
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I am not a control freak, just the master of my own destiny.........
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05-04-2012, 08:47 PM
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I really must get out more
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nice link, I really ought to save their pages in my fav's
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Poke your finger further in, and wiggle it about a bit. Length is important.
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