Question regarding thermostat

[Guest shiner]

Hi All:

Question is did the 1927 Dodge Brothers six cyl. have

a thermostat. The head has a grove that suggests

there may have been one. Yes or no. What's your call on this.

Shiner

[nearchoclatetown]

Is this a trick question? I don't know that DB made a six cylinder in '27, did they?

[Guest shiner]

Nope, sorry not a trick question. It was called the

"Senior Six". Build by Continental to

Dodge Bros. desigh. Now you know.

Shiner

[Guest imouttahere]

No, the six was not introduced until the 1928 series. Maybe you have an early '28 model that was manufactured in late '27. (The next-year series began manufacture on July 1 of the previous year.) And the engine wasn't manufactured by Continental. It was made by Dodge Bros. There were several articles in the automotive press at the time about the production line and automatic machining equipment that DB installed in order to produce its 6-cyl. engines because the manufacturing process for these engines was quite advanced for the time. Actually there were two different sixes in 1928: the 58-hp motor in the Victory Six, and the 67-hp engine in the Senior Six. In 1927 the only models produced were the so-called "early" series, the Series 126 and the Series 124, and all had the old 4 cylinder motor.

[keiser31]

This is the type of thermostat that should have come in your car, I believe.

[keiser31]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: imouttahere</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No, the six was not introduced until the 1928 series. Maybe you have an early '28 model that was manufactured in late '27. (The next-year series began manufacture on July 1 of the previous year.) And the engine wasn't manufactured by Continental. It was made by Dodge Bros. There were several articles in the automotive press at the time about the production line and automatic machining equipment that DB installed in order to produce its 6-cyl. engines because the manufacturing process for these engines was quite advanced for the time. Actually there were two different sixes in 1928: the 58-hp motor in the Victory Six, and the 67-hp engine in the Senior Six. In 1927 the only models produced were the so-called "early" series, the Series 126 and the Series 124, and all had the old 4 cylinder motor. </div></div>

Actually there were three 6 cylinders introduced in 1928. Standard Six for the low end 110" wheelbase cars, the Victory Six for the medium priced 112" wheelbase cars and the Senior Six for the 116" wheelbase cars.

[Guest shiner]

Thanks guys for all the posts to my question. This is a great web site, throw out a good question and get an

education. I appreciate the information regarding the

six cylinder which I have copied and filed.

Thanks again for you time.

Shiner

[Paul Bohlig]

The Std and Victory used the same thermostat. Either a Robert Shaw 300-160 (available from NAPA) or a GM 350 will work. The Senior used a different thermostat if there was a winter shutter front for cars up north.

Try removing the metal neck where the thermostat 'nests'. Take to NAPA auto parts and see if fits or is close. Modern gaskets from their off the board display will pretty well line up with the '28 bolt holes.

You may want to take off the water jacket cover on the block on the driver side. About 25 small bolts. Plate about 4 in by 22 in. Lots of crude can accumulate there over 81 plus years. Olson Gaskets or Myers or Romar should have replacement gasket or just use form a gasket (caulk type gop)

Best wishes

Paul