<VV> LM thermostat assy modification

[Doug Mackintosh]

Seems like a lot of trouble. I found a trick that makes it easy (to my mind at least) to connect the rod to the door after installation. I drilled a hole crossways through a 4" long dowel, looped a piece of string through the hole and knotted it to hold it on the rod. Then you can hook the loop of string on the swivel on the end of the rod (hook it over the end of the swivel that does not go into the door hole) and pull it with the dowel. The dowel just makes it comfortable to pull on the string hard enough to overcome the bellows. You can pull the rod out and maneuver it into the hole pretty easily this way. Just my solution for what its worth.
 
<<Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:02:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: <VV> LM thermostat assy modification
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After struggling with reassembling the lower shroud and bellows attachments, it 
finally dawned on me, a relatively easy way to do it.

A It was almost impossible to attach the swivel/rod to the door after the lower 
shroud with the bellows was attached to the engine.

B Likewise it wasn't easy to attach the swivel/rod to the door first and then 
try to get the bellows attached to the lower shroud.

My solution: cut a minimum amount of material off the thermostat bracket. This 
way the control rod/swivel can be attached to the door with little trouble with 
the shroud and bellows out of the way. The bellows is then attached to the 
control rod, and the bellows slipped into the modified bracket and secured with 
the nut. >>

-- Doug Mackintosh Corsa member since 1996 Corsa/NC member since 1996, Virtual Vairs member Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on