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eddynghdsn16

I can't seem to find the discussion and picture of the modern replacement of the old thermostat on a 54 hornet 308. As I recall you buy a cup freeze plug and drill a 1/8 in hole in the middle and buy a modern thermostat to improve the water cooling. Would someone please tell me what size plug to get and the thermostat to buy (probably get a fail safe). Thank you for your suggestions.

kamzack

11/4 soft plug. Seventies era AMC thermostat. Take your housing with to da parts store.
Kim

Club Coupe

160 degree CarQuest thermostat #30236

walts garage-53 · walts garage-53 May 2012 Posts: 1,470Platinum Member

Get Walt's by pass kit. I'm in the WTN. Walt

Lee ODell

I have Walt's bypass kit on my 52 Hornet and it works great. Never gets close to running to hot. Lee O'Dell

Park_W

My Hornet's problem was not warming up very readily and running very cool coming down a long hill ... tough to get good heat from the heater. Walt's kit solved that problem, too.

georgevans59yahoocom

whats Walts? I need to get this bypass kit mines over heating a bit. thanks

walts garage-53 · walts garage-53 May 2012 Posts: 1,470Platinum Member

I'm Walts Garage, I write tech items for the WTN and also make a few parts for Hudson cars. Contact me at aaawaltmordenti@aol.com Drop the 3 a's as that is there to fool the computers that pick up address and send junk and spam. Walt.

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