Don't know, really. He suggested it, and I saw that some german
thermostats had the hole, and at the time I was ultra wary of the
overheating problem that had cooked by diesel's head. May be a diesel
thing?

On Jan 12, 2004, at 12:30 PM, THX0001@aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 1/12/04 12:45:59 PM, felder@KNOLOGY.NET writes:
>
> << my mechanic advised me to do what
> he did... drill a small hold (1/8 inch) in the edge of the thermostat
> to allow a bit of water to flow through even when closed. >>
>
> Why?
>
> George
>