Thermostat housing gasket won't seal!

[dutchjeep]

I'd also answered your PM, but didn't know you'd posted in the open.

I rechecked that figure in the FSM, and it is correct. It still seems a bit high to me, but it's correct.

I've probably just been using 12-13 pound-feet out of sheer force of habit - since the pressure involved is relatively low, and the sealing area relatively large, it's never been a problem for me.

That low figure may just be something I picked up when I was doing mainly SBChevvy work, and I just kept it around in my head.

Time to burn the Haynes:laugh3:!

Thanks 5-90,

Tim

 

[thegdmf]

I just replaced the thermostat and radiator in my 89, and had the little seep to. not having another drivable car (amazing what a quarter million gallons of water will do to a car) I drove to town to buy a new gasket. Lo and behold when I got home no leak. That was three days ago and still no seepage.


And, unlike the rest of you, I find chiltons manuals to be vary useful, to raise the jack up if I have a flat

 

[dizzymac]

X2 Skimme....was wondering if you could have had the wrong bolt in the hole. On my 90 & 91 there are two diff. length bolts.

 

[123Stephej321]

I have the same issue. Its passing no matter how many gaskets or permeates gasket making I rub on there. So... tomorrow ill go back into town and get a new housing.

Stay tuned.

 

[123Stephej321]

I had to get the new housing, finally stopped leaking. I didn't even have to use the toopaste gasketmaker, just one gasket.