I did not have that issue.I found was the thermostat rattles around loose in the housing. Think this is the result of the Real Gasket thickness… or is that normal for std gaskets too
I did not have that issue.I found was the thermostat rattles around loose in the housing. Think this is the result of the Real Gasket thickness… or is that normal for std gaskets too
Bet ur like me and always overtightened the dam things and distorted the housing /causing it to leak ...Just wanted to say that after having a leaking thermostat housing gasket, tried three damn times. I finally got it done with the Real Gasket Tennessee, made of silicone. I had filed, and sanded both the housing and intake surfaces, to no avail. So I sent off for the silicone gasket, cleaned the surfaces, no sealer is used, insalled it and the torque range is 20-25 in lbs. Which is pretty light, no more leak, and it is reusable. Damn I like it when something actually does what it says. It was worth every penny and more.
Same here but with the Real Gasket. I did not do much to the manifold but block of wood with sand paper on it and a new repo cast Al t-stat housing. Installed it dry and 25 inch lbs or what ever it is. and not a drop since 2017 and 16 lb cap.I tried tightening it down from light to too much, didn't matter. Sanded housing flat, filed the intake, never had these issues that I remember from working at a garage for awhile in the late 60's, early 70's. The o-ringed housing is the fix, I have never had to mess with the damn thing since. Torqued in inch lbs, don't remember how much, not out in the garage.