Jake 
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
 
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Is it possible to run the engine without the stat - just with the housing fitted..
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Vaux Lad 
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
 Location: Stoke-on-Trent 
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Yeah if you can remove the stat from the housing cover, some dont come out, i know mine dont(1998 x16xe), but some c16xe ones do for some reason.
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Scotty C 
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
 Location: Kidderminster  Drives: 1.6 16v Sport  
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Got a x16xe stat in a c16xe head if that has anything to do with it?
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craig_s 
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
 Location: Birmingham         Drives: mk4 astra gsi 
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shouldnt make a difference i think they are the same anyway.its still doing it then i take it?
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Scotty C 
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
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Haven't tried it, i'm going to vaux tomorrow and getting a theromstat  
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craig_s 
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
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ok good idea.if that dosent work i would try flushing your system
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Scotty C 
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Yeah will do  
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