Proper assembly thermostat housings.
I’m thinking I want to upgrade to the billet thermostat housing as apposed to the standard OEM one on my 383. My question is what additional steps do I have to do to make sure that the billet housing seals? I notice when putting the two housings side by side the OEM unit has little ribs just inside where the thermostat sits so it sits higher and flush with the base so it can’t move. It appears as if the thermostat in the billet housing can move slightly up and down. Will that be a problem? Also I remember someone saying that they used an O ring to seal the billet thermostat if so where is it placed and what other steps need to be made to make it seal correctly?
I’m thinking I want to upgrade to the billet thermostat housing as apposed to the standard OEM one on my 383. My question is what additional steps do I have to do to make sure that the billet housing seals? I notice when putting the two housings side by side the OEM unit has little ribs just inside where the thermostat sits so it sits higher and flush with the base so it can’t move. It appears as if the thermostat in the billet housing can move slightly up and down. Will that be a problem? Also I remember someone saying that they used an O ring to seal the billet thermostat if so where is it placed and what other steps need to be made to make it seal correctly?
