1978 Nissan 280Z Engine Cooling Parts

Essential 1978 Nissan 280Z Engine Cooling Parts

Imperial – Electric Fan – 14" Diameter (Part No.226114)

Electric Fan - 14" Diameter

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$99.99
Product Features:
  • Motors built and tested to quality specifications
  • 14 in. universal fit reversible fan
  • 1250 CFM
  • UNIVERSAL fan, NOT a direct OE replacement. Measure core and verify space.
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Carquest Premium – Temperature Sender With Gauge (Part No.WTC1247)

Temperature Sender With Gauge

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$10.99
Approved materials for increased durability in even the most extreme temperatures. All MotoRad Coolant Temperature Sensors are designed to meet or exceed OEM specifications at our ISO TS16949 manufacturing facilities.

Product Features:
  • 100% factory resistance calibrated to ensure precision tolerances, resulting in extremely accurate temperature for optimal performance
  • Thread Sealant and/or O-ring pre-installed on applicable sensors to ensure leak free performance
  • Brass sensor housing precision machined to meet or exceed OE thermal conductivity
  • OE precision matched thermistor position for correct output parameters
  • Extensive product testing includes salt spray, high/low temperature impact, thermal vibration, durability, static electricity, and micro tension, among other tests, to ensure all sensors meet or exceed OEM specifications.
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Ishino – Stone Engine Coolant Thermostat Housing Gasket (Part No.G4020125647ISH)

Stone Engine Coolant Thermostat Housing Gasket

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$5.06
The Ishino Stone Engine Coolant Thermostat Housing Gasket is a high quality Original Equipment replacement that is manufactured to meet or exceed OE specifications for fit, form, and function.

Product Features:
  • Seals the thermostat housing and helps prevent coolant from leaking from the engine for proper engine temperature
  • Premium Original Equipment replacement
  • Provides performance and dependability
  • Manufactured to meet OE specifications
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Carquest Premium – Radiator Cap Tester Adapter (Part No.12552)

Radiator Cap Tester Adapter

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$14.29
Tester adapter for the MT-300 cooling system pressure testers. Professional grade test equipment to ensure an automotive cooling system is operating at the correct pressure. Made from high quality materials to ensure durability. Designed to test automotive coolant caps.

Product Features:
  • Machined metal construction
  • Works with MT-300 pressure tester
  • Tests coolant caps
  • Professional quality
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Permatex – The Right Stuff: 1 Minute Gasket Maker: Grey, 3 OZ (Part No.25238)

The Right Stuff: 1 Minute Gasket Maker: Grey, 3 OZ

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$19.99
Permatex’s The Right Stuff 1 Minute Series offers the fastest return to service in just 1 minute! This leak-proof, elastomeric “Formed-in-place” material is more reliable and longer lasting than pre-cut gaskets. It is blowout resistant and protects against leaks and seepage caused by vibration and thermal expansion. The Right Stuff 1 Minute Grey is specified for high torque and high vibration applications and is formulated to meet or exceed performance standards for long-term sealability, durability and handling.

Product Features:
  • Designed to perform under higher torque loads associated with engines having closely spaced bolt patterns
  • Sensor-safe, non-corrosive, RTV silicone
  • Protects against leaks caused by vibration and thermal expansion
  • Meets performance specs of OE silicone gaskets
  • Quickly returns vehicle to service in just 1 minute
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FAE – Engine Cooling Auxiliary Thermo-Fan Switch (Part No.G503025846FAE)

Engine Cooling Auxiliary Thermo-Fan Switch

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$74.50
The FAE Engine Cooling Thermo-Fan Switch is a high quality Original Equipment replacement that is manufactured to meet or exceed OE specifications for fit, form, and function.

Product Features:
  • Corrosion resistant housings
  • Nickel-plated or brass terminals for superior conductivity
  • High-temp composite O.E.M.-type connectors designed to mate with vehicle wiring harness without modification
  • Thermal switches matched to OEM temperatures to assure consistent performance
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Nippon Reinz – Water Pump Gasket (Part No.G304029452NRZ)

Water Pump Gasket

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$2.21
NIPPON REINZ engineers work with OEMs to develop complete engine sealing solutions for gasoline, diesel, and alternative energy vehicles. We employ custom sealing solutions through our expert problem solving utilizing our regional research and development centers. As an Integral Partner with Virtually Every major vehicle and engine manufacturer worldwide, NIPPON REINZ offers a comprehensive range of sealing Innovative Systems, INCLUDING Head gaskets, Heat shields, sealing modules, secondary gaskets, Valve stem Seals, and transmission components.
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Dorman – Plastic Drain Cock Screw-In Type, M10-1.25 (Part No.490-215.1)

Plastic Drain Cock Screw-In Type, M10-1.25

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$2.99
This radiator drain petcock is a direct replacement for the original equipment plug that may have deteriorated or corroded. Made of quality materials, this petcock is engineered to strict standards for durable use over time.

Product Features:
  • Direct replacement – this radiator drain petcock matches the fit and function of the original equipment part
  • Durable construction – this part is made of quality materials for a long service life
  • Saves money – offers original equipment quality at a competitive price
  • Quality assured – this petcock has undergone virtual testing to assure proper fit and function
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AISIN – Engine Cooling Fan Clutch (Part No.G501026418ASC)

Engine Cooling Fan Clutch

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$82.29
AISIN Fan Clutch quickly adjusts to temperature changes to provide efficient, controlled cooling. Providing optimal cooling performance without sacrificing engine efficiency, AISIN Fan Clutches are always OE Matched.

Product Features:
  • OE Matched Quality
  • Delivers precise fan speeds in proportion to engine RPM.
  • Optimal cooling performance is achieved through monitoring air temperature accurately without creating excess engine load.
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Carquest Premium – Universal Fan Clutch – 5" Thermal Import/Compact (Part No.215082)

Universal Fan Clutch - 5" Thermal Import/Compact

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$72.99
Product Features:
  • Designed, tested, and built by application
  • OE performance, fit, and appearance
  • Precision machined
  • Out of box installation
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Carquest Premium – Radiator Cap: 13 PSI (Part No.10329)

Radiator Cap: 13 PSI

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$10.49
Crafted to meet the exact specifications set by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), these products are engineered for effortless installation and removal. Constructed from premium-grade components, incorporating proper relief and vacuum valves, they ensure optimal performance even in the most demanding automotive cooling systems. Rigorously quality-tested, these components provide exceptional, out-of-the-box performance and superior durability to meet or exceed the highest standards of today’s vehicles.

Product Features:
  • Safety lever to vent coolant pressure before removal
  • Maintains proper cooling system pressure
  • Easy installation and removal
  • 100% tested to ensure proper pressure and longevity
  • Meets all OEM specifications
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Carquest Premium – Radiator Cap: 13 PSI (Part No.10229)

Radiator Cap: 13 PSI

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$9.79
Crafted to meet the exact specifications set by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), these products are engineered for effortless installation and removal. Constructed from premium-grade components, incorporating proper relief and vacuum valves, they ensure optimal performance even in the most demanding automotive cooling systems. Rigorously quality-tested, these components provide exceptional, out-of-the-box performance and superior durability to meet or exceed the highest standards of today’s vehicles.

Product Features:
  • Maintains proper cooling system pressure
  • Easy installation and removal
  • 100% tested to ensure proper pressure and longevity
  • Meets all OEM specifications
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Carquest Premium – Radiator: With Transmission Oil Cooler (Part No.433634)

Radiator: With Transmission Oil Cooler

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$424.99
Carquest Premium radiators are designed and engineered for maximum performance, using the highest-grade materials to ensure all radiators meet or exceed original equipment (O.E.) fit, form and function. Carquest Premium radiators are built by manufacturers that meet IATF 16949 certified framework, an internationally recognized proof of quality in the automotive industry. Most modern vehicles use radiators with plastic tanks and our parts are engineered with integrated ribbing to prevent damage during thermal cycling. Carquest Premium radiators are also 100% tested to ensure a durable, leak-free cooling system repair.

Product Features:
  • Thermal tested under real-life temperature simulations
  • High tensile strength aluminum for maximum crimp strength
  • Plastic tanks are engineered with integrated ribbing for added strength to withstand cracks, bowing and distortion during thermal cycles
  • Thermal expansion slots extend core life and reduce failure rates by allowing improved core expansion and contraction during systematic heat cycles
  • Oil cooler designs meet or exceed OE standards, keeping the vehicle’s engine and transmission performing at optimal conditions
  • OEM grade, premium fittings for transmission or engine oil coolers (where applicable)
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Felpro – Engine Coolant Thermostat Housing Gasket (Part No.25568)

Engine Coolant Thermostat Housing Gasket

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$1.49
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
  • Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment
  • Unsurpassed quality you can trust
  • Validated for fit, form, and function
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Felpro – Engine Coolant Outlet Gasket (Part No.25581)

Engine Coolant Outlet Gasket

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$2.49
Les joints Fel-Pro offrent une étanchéité complète du véhicule avec des matériaux propres à l’application pour vous offrir des solutions d’étanchéité avec la confiance des professionnels de la performance et de la durabilité

Product Features:
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Conception propre aux applications
  • Fabricado para el entorno de reparaciones con selladores
  • Validated for fit, form, and function
  • Une qualité à laquelle vous pouvez faire confiance
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Carquest Premium – Engine Cooling Fan Switch (Part No.TFA1123)

Engine Cooling Fan Switch

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$39.99
CARQUEST premium engine management products provide the right products for a wide range of domestic and import applications. Delivering the highest performance and durability under demanding conditions.
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NTC – Thermostat (Part No.G400029453NTC)

Thermostat

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$8.82
NTC offers a full line of thermostats to replace your original equipment thermostat. This includes a wide variety of temperature ranges all designed to operate within OEM specifications.

Product Features:
  • Strict quality control, and functional testing
  • Self-cleaning and self-aligning thermostat valve
  • Original equipment design provides exact fit and performance
  • Precise sealing edges reduce leakage and premature cooling
  • Temperature sensitive heat motor provides consistent valve response for smooth performance and precise engine cooling
  • Stainless steel assembly and springs are engineered for long life
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NTC – Thermostat (Part No.G400029454NTC)

Thermostat

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$8.98
NTC offers a full line of thermostats to replace your original equipment thermostat. This includes a wide variety of temperature ranges all designed to operate within OEM specifications.

Product Features:
  • Strict quality control, and functional testing
  • Self-cleaning and self-aligning thermostat valve
  • Original equipment design provides exact fit and performance
  • Precise sealing edges reduce leakage and premature cooling
  • Temperature sensitive heat motor provides consistent valve response for smooth performance and precise engine cooling
  • Stainless steel assembly and springs are engineered for long life
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Permatex – Sensor-Safe, High-Torque RTV Silicone Gasket Maker (Part No.82194)

Sensor-Safe, High-Torque RTV Silicone Gasket Maker

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$11.49
Permatex Ultra Grey is specified for high torque and high vibration applications. Ultra Grey offers a sensor-safe, low odor, non-corrosive formula and is OEM specified to fit dealership warranty requirements. This high performance gasket maker meets performance specs of OE silicone gaskets and can be used on high torque and vibration applications such as valve covers, water pump, intake manifold end seals ad thermostat housings.

Product Features:
  • High torque and rigidity
  • Sensor-safe, non-corrosive formula
  • OEM specified
  • Low-odor, non-corrosive formula
  • Ideal for closed spaced bolt patterns
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Carquest Premium – Engine Water Pump: New, Gasket/Seals Included (Part No.T1070)

Engine Water Pump: New, Gasket/Seals Included

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$41.99
Carquest Premium water pumps are 100% new, high-quality parts that meet or exceed original equipment (O.E.) specifications. All components, including the housing, hub, bearings, gaskets and seals are designed for long-lasting service life. These water pumps are supplied with the gaskets or seals necessary for installation. Our Carquest Premium water pumps undergo stringent testing to ensure superior performance that we stand behind with an industry-leading warranty.

Product Features:
  • 100% tested for reliable performance
  • Durable housing features precisely machined mounting surface for proper sealing and fitment
  • Equipped with weep chamber or similar feature to help prevent unnecessary replacement
  • Included heavy-duty unitized bearings, pressed-on hubs and optimal impeller clearance for a long-lasting water pump
  • All gaskets or seals necessary for water pump are included
  • This pump is driven by the accessory belt and we recommend replacement if nearing service recommendation
  • This pump is driven by the timing chain; see vehicle manufacturer recommendation for replacement of timing components
  • This pump is driven by the timing belt; see vehicle manufacturer recommendation for replacement of timing components
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Flex A Lite – Trimline Straight Blade Electric Fan (Part No.116)

Trimline Straight Blade Electric Fan

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$119.99
Trimline Straight Blade Electric Fan

Imperial – Electric Fan – 12" Diameter (Part No.226112)

Electric Fan - 12" Diameter

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$94.99
Electric fan with 12″ diameter. Imperial electric fans are reversible for push or pull operation and are designed with a thin, aerodynamic profile for applications with limited space.

Product Features:
  • Rapid-Cool® Thin-Line electric fans
  • 12″ Diameter
  • 800 CFM
  • Use as a pusher or puller fan
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Carquest Premium – Engine Cooling Fan Module (Part No.ACC1313)

Engine Cooling Fan Module

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$94.99
All modern vehicles consist of several independent operating systems controlled by a main system processor with independent sub-processors. The sub-processors provide class 2 serial information data to the main processor while handling the operation of the system and carry the circuit load to protect the main operating system. When replacing any level processor programming may be needed to enter the unit into the vehicles main operating system.

Product Features:
  • Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
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Imperial – Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control (Part No.226203)

Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control

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$22.99
Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control; Economy Model; 32-248°F. Controls the operating temperature of Imperial electric fans

Product Features:
  • Economy adjustable thermostatic fan control
  • Economy Model; 32-248°F
  • For use with Imperial electric fans
  • Probe installs into radiator fins
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Imperial – Thermostatic Fan Control – Adjustable (Part No.226208)

Thermostatic Fan Control - Adjustable

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$62.99
Controls the operating temperature of Imperial electric fans. Operates up to 2 fans.

Product Features:
  • Adjustable thermostatic fan control
  • 160°F – 210°F thread-in probe
  • For use with Imperial electric fans
  • Thread-in probe for installation in water jacket or radiator
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Imperial – Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control (Part No.226204)

Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control

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$55.99
Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control. 160-210°F; push-in probe. Controls the operating temperature of Imperial electric fans. Operates up to 2 fans.

Product Features:
  • Adjustable thermostatic fan control
  • 160-210°F push-in probe
  • For use with Imperial electric fans
  • Probe installs into radiator fins
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Imperial – Thermostatic Fan Control – Preset (Part No.226206)

Thermostatic Fan Control - Preset

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$38.49
Controls the operating temperature of Imperial electric fans. Operates up to 2 fans.

Product Features:
  • Preset thermostatic fan control
  • 185°F preset
  • For use with Imperial electric fans
  • Probe installs into radiator fins
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1978 Nissan 280Z Engine Cooling Parts

Maybe you’re in the middle of a full rebuild of that 1978 Nissan 280Z. Maybe you just need a couple of Engine Cooling Parts. Either way, Advance Auto Parts has 38 different Engine Cooling Parts in our inventory ranging from $1.49 to $424.99. That means you can find the exact parts or products you need to keep that 1978 Nissan 280Z running smoothly.

Engine Cooling Parts are only as good as their brand. We stock 13 different brands to make sure you have plenty of trusted parts to choose from for your 1978 Nissan 280Z. Permatex, Carquest Premium, and Imperial are just some of the brands we stock. Search for brands you know or compare prices and reviews to help you decide!

We know you’ll find the perfect Engine Cooling Parts for your 1978 Nissan 280Z, but don’t take our word for it – read our customer ratings and reviews and buy with confidence. Out of the 1,310 reviews in this category, some of the top rated parts include Electric Fan – 12" Diameter with 3.5 stars and Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control with 3.4 stars.

So if you’re in the market for aftermarket Engine Cooling Parts to keep your 1978 Nissan 280Z rolling for years to come, look no further. Shop online and have your products shipped direct to your door, or pick up at the nearest Advance Auto Parts location today!

Engine Cooling Parts Brands To Make Your 1978 Nissan 280Z Last

Simple repair, complete replacement, or a full rebuild. No matter the job, your 1978 Nissan 280Z demands trusted brand parts and products to keep it running. Many trusted brands of Engine Cooling Parts make up Advance Auto Parts’ inventory, and all are ready to help make your 280Z the best it can be. Be sure to browse some of our top Engine Cooling Parts brands and parts.

Popular NTC Engine Cooling Parts

We carry NTC parts in our stock across Thermostats categories, plus more. For a 1978 Nissan 280Z, our most popular NTC Engine Cooling Parts include:
Thermostat
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Thermostat
Thermostats

Top 1978 Nissan 280Z Engine Cooling Parts from Permatex

Permatex products are another trusted brand when it comes to Engine Cooling Parts for your 1978 Nissan 280Z. Popular Permatex parts include:
Water Pump & Thermostat RTV Silicone Gasket Maker, 0.5 OZ
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Water Pump & Thermostat RTV Silicone Gasket Maker, 0.5 OZ
Engine Water Pump Inlet Pipe Gaskets
Sensor-Safe, High-Torque RTV Silicone Gasket Maker
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Sensor-Safe, High-Torque RTV Silicone Gasket Maker
Water Pump Housing Gaskets
Sensor-Safe, High Torque RTV Silicone Gasket Maker
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Sensor-Safe, High Torque RTV Silicone Gasket Maker
Engine Water Pump Inlet Pipe Gaskets

FAQs for 1978 Nissan 280Z Engine Cooling Parts

What are the most purchased Engine Cooling Parts for the 1978 Nissan 280Z?

Out of 38 Engine Cooling Parts for the 1978 Nissan 280Z, the most popular in our inventory are:
Radiator Cap: 13 PSI
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(51)
Radiator Cap: 13 PSI
Radiator Caps
Radiator Cap: 13 PSI
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Radiator Cap: 13 PSI
Radiator Caps
Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control
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Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control
Engine Cooling Fan Controllers

What are the top-rated 1978 Nissan 280Z Engine Cooling Parts?

Top-rated Engine Cooling Parts for your 1978 Nissan 280Z based on customer reviews/ratings are:
Electric Fan - 12" Diameter
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Electric Fan – 12" Diameter
“good”
Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control
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(33)
Adjustable Thermostatic Fan Control
“If you read the instructions it’s pretty self explanatory.”
Standard Thermostat: 192 Degrees
from $9.99
(14)
Standard Thermostat: 192 Degrees
“Perfect OEM fit and easy to replace.!!!”