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Another quick question for you seasoned LR owners. I went to buy the Motorad 180 thermostat for the coolant changeover but I see the thermostat is incased in a plastic type unit. I called Atlantic British and I was asking them if I could get the Motorad 180 and he acted like I was talking jiberish. He said maybe the 180 degree just meant "light".
So I'm returning here to find out where to order it. I see the Motorad 180 on Amazon that I can purchase but it's not in the plastic looking bottle with incoming/outgoing ports for the water.
My question is..is that one complete unit or can I take the old plastic bottle looking thing apart and put in the new Motorad 180 thermo?
Thanks
So I'm returning here to find out where to order it. I see the Motorad 180 on Amazon that I can purchase but it's not in the plastic looking bottle with incoming/outgoing ports for the water.
My question is..is that one complete unit or can I take the old plastic bottle looking thing apart and put in the new Motorad 180 thermo?
Thanks
#22
The Discovery thermostat comes with the housing as a sealed plastic unit. There is no way to replace just the thermostat. There is a factory 180 degree thermostat that some people have installed that is for the TD5. It also has a lighter bypass spring. The Motorad 180 degree thermostat has the standard rate spring for the bypass circuit. Some people are wary of the Motorad because of thermostat failures experienced by some in other applications. I have the Motorad in mine and have had no issues but it is only about 3 months old.
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I believe this conversion started out using a freelander t-stat assembly, them someone stumbled across the Amazon.com: Motorad 439-180 Thermostat: Automotive . which is half the dealer price.
The freelander or the one on amazon thermostat assemblys, if you just order a Motorad 438-180 thermostat, that is just what you will get just the thermostat.
The freelander or the one on amazon thermostat assemblys, if you just order a Motorad 438-180 thermostat, that is just what you will get just the thermostat.
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