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52 Ford · 09-10-2020, 02:57 PM

What thermostats should be used with a stock 52 Flathead V8?

petehoovie · 09-10-2020, 03:23 PM

180°

flatford8 · 09-10-2020, 05:27 PM

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Stant. #13358. #45358
Gates. #33008. #33008S
All are 180*. I would stick with a known name brand and they all should still be tested in a pot of water with a thermometer. The quality isn’t what it used to be........Mark

09-10-2020, 03:23 PM	#2
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,076	Re: What Thermostat 52 flathead 180° __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

09-10-2020, 02:57 PM	#1
52 Ford Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 38	What Thermostat 52 flathead What thermostats should be used with a stock 52 Flathead V8?

09-10-2020, 05:27 PM	#3
flatford8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lyman,ME. Posts: 2,623	Re: What Thermostat 52 flathead Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Rockauto lists: Standard. Premium Stant. #13358. #45358 Gates. #33008. #33008S All are 180*. I would stick with a known name brand and they all should still be tested in a pot of water with a thermometer. The quality isn’t what it used to be........Mark __________________ I'm thinkin' about crankin' My ragged ol' truck up and haulin' myself into town. Billy Joe Shaver