thermostat question

wonkanoby · Post by **wonkanoby** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:12 am

could the gasket to this be described as an o ring

asked a seller if gasket comes with it and he says its an o ring

stilldesperate · Post by **stilldesperate** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:57 am

It's (as far as I remember), a rubber seal, "U section", that fits round the outside of the 'stat.

Was on the one from the Bongo shop I bought last month.

SD

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:16 pm

As SD said, this should help - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 3&start=75

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:51 pm

I think some would describe it as a 'O' ring...it fits around the rim/edge of the stat and seals the joint

widdowson2008 · Post by **widdowson2008** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:23 pm

This is the cross section of the stat flange gasket
wonkanoby - find another seller cos the one who said its an 'O' ring is lying. (he has probably never seen one)

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:47 pm

wonkanoby wrote:could the gasket to this be described as an o ring

asked a seller if gasket comes with it and he says its an o ring

Thats a bit strong

Seems a fairly reasonable non techie answer to me

widdowson2008 · Post by **widdowson2008** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:54 pm

haydn callow wrote:
wonkanoby wrote:could the gasket to this be described as an o ring

asked a seller if gasket comes with it and he says its an o ring
Thats a bit strong

Seems a fairly reasonable non techie answer to me

Ok - I'll rephrase
- could the gasket to this be described as an o ring? No
- asked a seller if gasket comes with it and he says its an o ring By the seller, I assumed wonkanoby meant the guy who was selling the thermostat. If it is, then the seller has obviously picked up the wrong stat if the one he is trying to sell comes equipped with an 'O' ring.
There is absolutely no reason I can think of why 'O' rings will not work, but why change a design feature?
So whilst .... the one who said its an 'O' ring is lying is probably a tad strong, I think find another seller is not too far off the mark. If he got the seal bit wrong, he may also have got the stat bit wrong as well.
With the Bongos known cooling system fickleness, would you introduce an unknown into the equation? I certainly wouldn't.

widdowson2008 · Post by **widdowson2008** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:57 pm

haydn callow wrote:I think some would describe it as a 'O' ring...it fits around the rim/edge of the stat and seals the joint

Nothing like an 'O' ring Haydn - totally different animal. Sorry - I get a bit pedantic about terminology

dave_aber · Post by **dave_aber** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:38 pm

As an aside, why are 'O' rings called 'O' rings? Why not just rings, or 'O's? I can't think of any type of ring other than an 'O' shaped one. Not as if you get a 'W' ring, is it?

stilldesperate · Post by **stilldesperate** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:48 pm

The "O" is the section of the rubber, the "Ring" means it's not square.....

SD

dave_aber · Post by **dave_aber** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:49 pm

Sounds fair enough - so is the thing round the outside of the stat actually a 'U' ring? or perhaps a 'C' ring?

stilldesperate · Post by **stilldesperate** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:10 pm

dave_aber wrote:Sounds fair enough - so is the thing round the outside of the stat actually a 'U' ring? or perhaps a 'C' ring?

In mathematics, the category of rings, denoted by Ring, is the category whose objects are rings (with identity) and whose morphisms are ring homomorphisms (preserving the identity). Like many categories in mathematics, the category of rings is large, meaning that the class of all rings is proper. (Wikipedia

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Simplezz.....

SD

stilldesperate · Post by **stilldesperate** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:14 pm

Quick google reveals (I think!) that a U ring would have the open side either up or down, whereas a "C" ring has the open bit on the inside.

So I guess it is a C clip.

widdowson2008 · Post by **widdowson2008** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:14 pm

stilldesperate wrote:Quick google reveals (I think!) that a U ring would have the open side either up or down, whereas a "C" ring has the open bit on the inside.

So I guess it is a C clip.

Don't want to confuse, but the 'U' ring seal is also known as a 'V' ring. They are commonly used on hydraulic rams/cylinders to withstand huge hydraulic pressures.

Bhongo Bhoy · Post by **Bhongo Bhoy** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:17 pm

widdowson2008 wrote:
stilldesperate wrote:Quick google reveals (I think!) that a U ring would have the open side either up or down, whereas a "C" ring has the open bit on the inside.

So I guess it is a C clip.
Don't want to confuse, but the 'U' ring seal is also known as a 'V' ring. They are commonly used on hydraulic rams/cylinders to withstand huge hydraulic pressures.

so would 2 V rings make a W ring

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