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Thank you Steve!!  I didn't do any further exploration on the dishwasher yesterday - I was called to help clear out a friend's mother's house following her move to a senior's residence.  49 years worth of stuff accumulated and I took one carload so far.... LOL 
 
It was in the inner door panel on the earlier metal door models like my 1969. Mine also took forever to heat up the water. I tried that feature just once! But eventually it did reach the temperature and the timer resumed.
 
took forever to heat up the water

With such an extended detergent wash, imagine the possibilities of downright grimy BobLoads you could challenge that dishwasher with. To me, that's a lot of the fun--see just how much I can get in there as well as will it all come clean.  Man against machine!!!
 
I'm in St-Lib today, so naturally I am messing with the "new" Frigidaire dishwasher instead of doing anything practical like housework, yardwork, or laundry... LOL 

Thanks to Steve's info, I located and extracted the water temp hi-limit thermostat. I don't have the original Frigidaire part number but I think (bad things can happen when I do that...LOL) the thermostat is a Therm-O-Disc 36TR12.

Amazingly, I am finding similar items but I am getting confused with the specs for the newer ones.

It seems they are made by Emerson now and the suggested application is in a pellet stove; high limit seems to be 120 degrees Fahrenheit.  I have seen others for dishwashers with a 200 degree cut-off.

Has anyone here replaced an old dishwasher thermostat recently and if so, what did you use?

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As the thermostat was out, PhilR suggested I test it.  It's not elegant, but I heated water and dipped the thermostat into the hot water and checked with the VOM.  I got it to work, but I didn't know just how hot the water was.  Meanwhile, SteveD in Guilderland suggested cleaning the spot where the thermostat contacts the tub. I did and then re-installed the thermostat.

So, looks like I am going to have to haul this one into the kitchen for a real test...LOL    Any howls you heard won't be from Canyon!

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Looks like your thermostat has F145 stamped on it, 145 would be the temp, and the F is for "fan",  this thermostat's contacts close when the temp is reached.  Many of these thermostats have an L for limit on them, on those the contacts open when the temp is reached. It's a fairly common thermostat used in many heaters and small appliances.
 
Certainly not!  I finally remembered to bring my candy thermometer from the kitchen in Ogden back to the house in St-Lib so I can test that thermostat again.  I'm actually itching to try this machine out with a true BobLoad!!
 
I had the same issue with a Whirlpool machine and the thermostat. I ended up setting my meter on continuity, and blowing a hair dryer on the thermostat with a meat thermometer stuck on the stat, I had a few of them and it seems the ones set to 140F usually close contact at 120F or so. 
 

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