Re: thermo-time switch location on 8V

[Sonic Druid <s_druid@mindspring.com>]

 What exactly is a thermo-time switch and what does it do ?
 does it ever go bad and what happens if it does ?


Chris DeLong wrote:

> Your thermotime switch is on the coolant neck between cylinders no 3 and 4.
> It has a brown connection and a brown connector. 2 prong.
> Hope This Helps (HTH)
>
> >
> >Hi, I've got an 1986 8V, JH engine. I'm slowly tracking down a hot-start
> >problem on my car. I'd like to test the thermo-time switch at some point,
> >but this involves finding it. Bentley has a picture (fig. 5-3, section 5.1
> >of chapter 6, page 6-12 in my book) which shows the location of the
> >"thermoswitch" (which seems to be the same thing). I have the same plug as
> >shown in the drawing, but it's not connected to anything (I've found one
> >unconnected lead in the vicinity of it, but no second one yet -- not sure
> >what the unconnected lead is for yet, though).
> >
> >Haynes (don't have it right in front of me) has the thermo-time switch in
> >the same area, but on top of water pipe, with a different connector (in
> >fact, Bentley shows a different version of the thermo-time switch in
> >fig.5-6 on page 5-23). I have this as well, and it is connected.
> >
> >So now I'm confused. What is the unconnected sensor (which sits
> >essentially on the opposite side of the water pipe from where the
> >thermo-time switch is)? Should it be connected to anything? What behaviour
> >would I expect if it isn't?
> >
> >Thanks in advance!
> >Oliver

what exactly is a thermo-time switch and what does it do ?
 does it ever go bad and what happens if it does ?

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