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04-07-2016, 09:46 PM | #1 |
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Anybody running a RobertShaw Autostat inline
Was going through the misc shelf out back, I pulled this off a 37 or maybe 36 engine I sold a while back and this got left behind. were these fairly common? are they still used today or more of a novelty?
when I shake it I can hear a liquid inside (alcohol?) the nob adjustment says alcohol on it, kinda hard to read but a few pictures anyway.
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04-07-2016, 10:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: Anybody running a RobertShaw Autostat inline
Not really a novelty but an early attempt in the development of thermostatic temperature controls.
I can recall when alcohol was the primary antifreeze being used. And I am using modern Robershaw thermostats in my car. The temperature control for the heater is controlled by it's own device.
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04-08-2016, 12:12 AM | #3 |
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Re: Anybody running a RobertShaw Autostat inline
Thermostat with adjustable temperature...wonder what that would cost if produced today..my guess is a fortune.
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04-08-2016, 08:57 AM | #4 |
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Re: Anybody running a RobertShaw Autostat inline
I've never seen one, but kind of cool! You should try it in a kettle of hot water and see if it still works - I'd love to know! Would be cool to have a couple of them on a original type of build - neat stuff in my mind.
It appears that it controls the temperature for the engine - and also for the heater (which is adjustable? Am I correct on that? |
04-08-2016, 10:35 AM | #5 |
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Re: Anybody running a RobertShaw Autostat inline
I thought the idee was to adjust the bellow on the side that is connected to the bellow opening the thermostat.
They should be connected with a small pipe. I might be wrong. |
04-08-2016, 03:49 PM | #6 |
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