I went to the Mazda dealer to buy a thermostat for the old Protege this past summer. The sealed box said Mazda, the the actual thermostat said Motorad right on it.
Originally Posted by vssjim
Stant does offer OE line of Thermostats and for some cars a super-stat also we either use the Super-stat or the OE Stant but not a big fan of moto-rad really mostly imported and not real good quailty
Wouldn't use Motorad but have used Superstats. They are better than the lower end Stants which are junk..
Originally Posted by Vern_in_IL
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Years ago before chain parts stores there were excellent aftermarket parts available at the parts stores, you could just go in, buy and have confidence the parts were good. Sadly that is not the case today.
and they had stools at the counter, 5ft long reference book, ash trays and stories.
Oh yeah and it was one of my favorite places to go, everyone knew each other by name and where they worked, had a coffee pot, ashtray and a wood floor, great parts people too as they were usually family owned.
Much of the time they didn't need those books they knew the parts by heart. there is still one here in a small town nearby, the geezer is over 80 and still going and he still smokes the stogie behind the counter.