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Thermostat With Or Without Hole/Valve

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Thermostat With Or Without Hole/Valve

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Two parts stores I checked don't have a thermostat with a hole/valve in it. What's up with that? I am used to using ones with a little hole/valve at the top plate. Can I use one without that?

Thanks.
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Oka
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Oka wrote: 25 Oct 2021, 10:35 Two parts stores I checked don't have a thermostat with a hole/valve in it. What's up with that? I am used to using ones with a little hole/valve at the top plate. Can I use one without that?

Thanks.
Just found this post: https://www.tccoa.com/threads/technical ... les.56182/

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