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Old 08-12-2013, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by vstech View Post
I think the air would blow out the oil... the oil thermostat should properly direct the air.
That was my original thinking, but it turns out that the oil thermostat is on the bottom line, so any air pressure would just blow out into the housing body being effectively blocked by the thermo valve.


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