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Re: 'Fail safe' thermostat
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 3/23/2004

Glen:

Paraphrasing the Motorad catalog:

"Thermostat has an extra stroke that allows operation in two stages."

"In Stage 1 it operates like any other thermostat."

"In Stage 2, when overheating begins due to another cooling system problem, a second strok... Login to read more.