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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: TurboFource on Wednesday,November 23, 2022, 05:20:17 AM
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What is the thermostat, housing and gasket from a Twin Cam from?
That way I can get gaskets from the local parts store….doubt they have Lotus stuff…
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Gasket is the same as a Ford Kent engine both pre-crossflow and crossflow.
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In other words from a 1600 Pinto or Capris?
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Anglia, Escort, Cortina, Festiva, Consol, and on and on. Anything with, or based on, a Kent 1300, 1500, 1600 or 1700.
The thermostat is a plain old Ford/Chevy stat.
The thermostat housing is a bit trickier as there are close to hundreds of different applications. They will all bolt up but may have different layouts (direction and number of outlets, size, sensor bungs, fill caps, and so on.
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Triumph Spitfire thermostats are equivalent. I highly recommend the Edelbrock 8603 or 8604. I tried the cheap ones and they only lasted a few months. They look the same, but don't perform the same.
As far as the gasket, Fel pro 25538 is the right one.
All are available at auto parts stores.
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Thanks!