View Single Post
Old 12-27-2015, 04:01 PM   #26 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
aero guerrilla
 
Piwoslaw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Posts: 3,750

Svietlana II - '13 Peugeot 308SW e-HDI 6sp
90 day: 58.1 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,336
Thanked 749 Times in 476 Posts
I got some time today, and the weather and planets' positions were just right, so I finally installed the thermostatic WAI:

As you can see, it just barely fits between the radiator and the exhaust manifold. Two things still need to be done:
  1. I had to cut the angle off the HAI lead, so it is just a stub over the exhaust manifold. I'll have to concoct a downward-facing funnel to better collect the hot air.
  2. The slinky tubing on right end of the t-stat is actually a suspension boot/protector from an old Citroen. I was not able to secure it, so it's just holding on by itself. Time will show if this is enough to withstand vibrations.
So far I haven't had a chance to drive Theo, I only started the engine to check whether vibrations may be a problem.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	tstat.jpg
Views:	276
Size:	109.2 KB
ID:	19353  
__________________
e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be

What matters is where you're going, not how fast.

"... we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is...or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." - Chris Cornell


[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
  Reply With Quote