Fleet Occurrences

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Ffs man. You seem to have shit for luck.
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I have this year!
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Split_Pin wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:13 pm Speaking of parts, guess who just found out when he took the thermostat housing off and compared it with the replacement, that there are TWO different types.......
:( I feel your pain.

I take it you want 97036179?

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rather than 97087134

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and the thermostat

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293382710542
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Ha yes that's exactly right! I tried to find that item in ebay with the Isuzu box in the background but to no avail.

I did find another one for an Astra Diesel which seems to fit Kia as well. We shall see.
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Right, well the good news is that the part I bought cross references with the one above.

The bad news is that I paid £30.........

Having said that, how long does the wax material last inside it? I guess that one could be 25 years old. I'm just trying to resolve having paid double!

The top part of both types look to be interchangeable so I'll use the 'news' part on the old, smaller housing as the original is crumbling and had a chunk out of it.
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Split_Pin wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:24 am I tried to find that item in ebay with the Isuzu box in the background but to no avail.
Look at it this way. You're making progress. You've managed to find the correct part. Just need to work on honing the e-shopping skillz.

Finding parts can be a complete pain in the hole for modern stuff as much as classics. Take Peugeot for instance, if I want to get brake pads, I really need to know what I've actually got in my hand, as when I went to a motor factors many moons ago for some front ones for a 207 - even with a reg and vin - I was told there were three to choose from. Fully functional EPCs at the dealers will pin things down from the VIN, but a lot of online / pirate ones aren't able to phone home for the VIN info to be retrieved, which isn't helpful. Especially if it's near to a changeover point.

The other problem with a car of a certain age, is who has been "at it" before you. You know, the smart cunt that has fitted later parts to an early car, sometimes with questionable mods to make it fit. All fun and games.

I've probably paid double for a thermostat before, but I wanted a particular brand - Wahler - because they supplied Volvo, and they also did a 92C variant that nobody else seemed to.

These snippets from the Wahler thermostat catalogue shows the changeover engine number (Is yours 439605?) and cross references.

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Looks like I should hone my e-shopping skillz too. :oops:

This Quinton Hazell one is cheaper again DO NOT CLICK HERE IAIN
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Aahhhh!! :lol:

Aye I was told that there was a change of engine, I'll need to find where the number is on mine.

Someone changed the oil filter thread on it so a bigger filter could be fitted. I had an absolute war get one but I now know I need to search for Subaru Legacy Diesels. I also kept the box in the service history for the part number.
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Don't let this car beat you!
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Volvo is also a goldmine for comedy levels of part variants fitted to one model. (Brake callipers/discs varying depending on if you went for 14" or 15" wheels + ABS/no ABS versions of both for example).

My 740s were/are both 1989 models too, handy as that was a transition year before the facelift came out leading to all sorts of weird anomalies...
1976 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL - Field based greenhouse.
1977 Triumph Dolomite 1300 - Lean green oil dripping machine.
1983 Triumph Acclaim L - Japanglish daily runner.
1989 Volvo 740GLE Estate - Mobile storage unit.
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