[Vwdiesel] Hole In Thermostat ?

[Nate Wall]

I've noticed that some replacement thermostats for
Japaneese cars have the bleed hole and a little metal
piece in the hole that allows air through, but butts
up against the hole when fluid flows to limit leakage
through the thermostat.

--Nate
--- gary <gbangs at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> It was always my understanding that the small hole
> was an air bleed to
> prevent siphon lock. Makes filling the system
> easier.
> 
> -Gary
> 
> On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 06:06, Gavrik Peterson wrote:
> > >I've never drilled a hole in one and with cold
> winters, don't like the 
> > >idea.  If you don't have cold winters, no loss.
> > 
> Snip...
> > Gavrik Peterson
> > 
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