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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:36 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 632
Trade Rating: +16
Location: South Coast
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Hi.
I'm in the middle of replacing my head gasket and when taking the thermostat housing off I noticed that black sealant had been used to seal the housing to the head.
Is there such a thing as a 'thermostat housing gasket' or will I have to re-seal using sealant?
Thanks
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:25 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 898
Trade Rating: +5
Location: Melton Mowbray Leicestershire
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Yep exactly that mate clean up any remains of the sealant and apply some silicone sealer (wurth rtv sealant is my favourite) Apply a thin film and reattach allowing it to set before any fluids are added.
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:17 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 7094
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Location: Suffolk
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As above, if there is no seal on your type just clean it up with sand paper and reseal it
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:20 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 632
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Location: South Coast
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Cheers guys..
When I removed it, I thought I had uncovered someone's "bodge job"
Shame there isn't a dedicated gasket for it...
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