06-05-2022, 10:58 AM
It does act a bit like a thermosst but not enough. Even the humble Bradford with no fan had a thermostat, although I guess it does or did get very cold in UK. Pre war when doctors did home vists their cars were noted for extreme wear. Taxis were the opposite.
Many boat engines wore rapidly. It was observed that cars prone to overheating wore less. And air cooled bikes. The combination of a pump and no thermostst and oils of the time accounted largely for the 40,000 mile rebores common to 1950s.
Many boat engines wore rapidly. It was observed that cars prone to overheating wore less. And air cooled bikes. The combination of a pump and no thermostst and oils of the time accounted largely for the 40,000 mile rebores common to 1950s.