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Originally Posted by Old Henry
gkgeiger, if your engine is the 59A or earlier stick with the Stant stats but test them to make sure they work before installing them. Also, make sure you get them in right side up and secure them with either an extra hose clamp above them or wires down the side of the neck. Otherwise, they will likely get pushed up out of place, turn sideways, and do nothing. As I think more about the problem you've had, that may very well be it. Here's how I secure my thermostats in the neck of my 59A engine.
I pull a single strand of wire out of a piece of stranded wire,
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I have a 59AB and the same Stant stats that you recommended. I put a nylon tie around the hose just above the stat to keep it from moving. I'm sure these would do the job if they were any good. Thanks,