Thermostat Housing
Thanks. I'll give it a try.
You won't be disappointed.
Follow the manufactures instructions to the letter. You will need an inch pound torque wrench.
I had leaks at the housing, I bought a oe repo housing and standard gasket, permatex gasket adhesive. Followed all the instructions, allowed it to tack up etc
A couple weeks later leaks.
I bought the real gasket, installed as per their directions, not a drop in 4.5 years.
The manifold surface was 50 year old pock marked and the housing was the same oe repo housing. I lightly sanded and scraped the manifold surface, I cleaned out the bolt holes so there was no junk in them. I used camping stove alcohol to clean everything. I put the thermostat in the housing using the rope trick to hold it in place, added the gasket dry,
important - any sealer will cause the gasket to not perform correctly.
Put the housing on and torqued the bolts to the GASKET makers spec ( I think it is 12
inch lbs or the like)
I can tell you 12 inch pounds goes against EVERY fiber of my being, but I followed the directions, the bolts have never backed out, the gasket has not moved, and I run a 16lb cap.
