THERMOSTAT COOLANT FOR MITSUBISHI COLT/VI/CZC/Convertible/PLUS MIRAGE LANCER GATES TH48682G1

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. FORFOUR (454)
2. COLT VI (Z3_A, Z2_A)
3. COLT VI (Z3_A, Z2_A, RG)
4. MIRAGE VI (Z3_A, Z2_A)
5. COLT CZC Convertible (RG)
6. COLT Convertible (RG)
7. LANCER VIII Sportback (CX_A)
8. LANCER VIII Sportback (CX_A, CJ)
9. GALANT FORTIS VIII Sportback (CX_A)
10. LANCER SERIE R VIII Sportback (CX_A)
11. LANCER EX VIII Sportback (CX_A)
12. LANCER VIII (CY_A, CZ_A)
13. LANCER VIII (CY_A, CZ_A, CJ)
14. GALANT FORTIS VIII (CY_A, CZ_A)
15. LANCER FORTIS VIII (CY_A, CZ_A)
16. LANCER SERIE R VIII (CY_A, CZ_A)
17. LANCER EX VIII (CY_A, CZ_A)
18. JUNJIE CROSS
19. JUNJIE FRV (A1)
20. JUNJIE FSV
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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.