I bought my thermostat from a local auto store. We used the part number for a 1946 CJ2A. It is the newer style and it works fine.
Dave Fillman
45 MB
---- you wrote:
> List,
>
> This may be a dumb question, but I have got to ask.
>
> I am changing out the thermostat in my 1945 MB, or should I say putting one
> in -- the previous owner didn't have one in the jeep. I acquired the
> thermostat retainer and thermostat from Turner 4-WD Parts Company. I got
> very prompt service and prices were reasonable, but the thermostat looks
> different than what is shown in TM 9-803 (figure 46) and also in the
> sectioned view (figure 20). The ones in the figures appear to have longer
> bellows that sit down farther into the thermostat retainer. The one I got
> from Turner has a smaller profile without the extended bellows and looks
> more like the conventional thermostats I've seen in most cars.
>
> Question: Is the thermostat with the longer bellows desirable or required?
> Was the configuration changed after the manual was published and/or is the
> one I got from Turner a good alternate?
>
> Thanks in advance, Herb
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Enjoy your day, hopefully in a 1945 (MB) jeep!
>
> ______________________________
> Herbert Brown
> hbrown@ida.org
> Institute for Defense Analyses
> 1801 N. Beaurgard St.
> Alexandria, VA 22311-1772
> Phone (703) 845-6663
> FAX (703) 845-6788
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