THERMOSTAT COOLANT FOR FIAT GRANDE/PUNTO BRAVO/II RITMO/III LINEA OPEL 4cyl 1.4L GATES TH43980G1

Thermostat is a device for maintaining a static (constant) temperature, as its name implies. There are thermostats of different designs in many devices and mechanisms, from water heaters to refrigerators. There is also a thermostat in a car's internal combustion engine (liquid-cooled, of course). In a car, the thermostat regulates the temperature of the coolant (antifreeze): it accelerates the warm-up of a cold engine and provides heat removal from the hot one. Therefore, the engine works more efficiently and more comfortably for the driver, especially in winter - without a thermostat, the stove would usually blew cold air.

1. GRANDE PUNTO (199_)
2. PUNTO (199_)
3. BRAVO II (198_)
4. RITMO III (198_)
5. COMBO Box Body/MPV (X12)
6. COMBO Tour (X12)
7. DELTA III (844_)
8. LINEA (323_, 110_)
9. MITO (955_)
10. DELTA
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The principle of the thermostat work

The classic GATES brand Thermostat, coolant is a movable valve that moves due to a change in the external environment - heating or cooling of antifreeze. The thermostat is made of a thermoelement filled with a substance resembling wax in structure - ceresin, with the addition of copper powder, graphite or aluminum for better thermal conductivity. At a certain temperature of the antifreeze, ceresin expands, opening the thermostat valve. When the motor cools down, ceresin contracts and the thermostat closes again.