davegilsenan Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Hello all, When fitting a new thermostat, ow do you hold the thermostat in place while you put the housing on? There is a tiny groove for the thermostat to sit in but it doesn't stay there iunless you hold it..... Hope you know what i mean! The car is a '93 3.9 RRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I generally use very small blobs of gasket sealant, just enough to hold it in place..... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 From what I remember doing mine it was a very fiddly and very annoyingntrying to get the gasket to stay and then thread it back together. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Yup, really annoying.... even managed to clamp the stat between the flanges once, making it a) weep and b) run the engine cool. As above, a bit of sealant does help, but it will always be a pain to do. Make sure you use a good or genuine thermostat, they need the 'jiggle pin' in them to bleed properly, and this should be at the top of the housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegilsenan Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 I guessed i may need some sort of sealant/adhesive to hold the stat in place- thanks for the confirmation! Do you think the guys in the factory had to look around for the end of a tube of some sort of adhesive to stick the stats in??!! I have the genuine stat and have not managed to tighten up the housing without the stat slipping out. Picked up 3 new gaskets yesterday in case it takes a few more tries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I'm guessing in the factory it would have been much easier fitting it to the engine without having to tip toe over the front grill, get your hand down the back of the dizzy whilst holding it in place with one finger whilst another finger holds the gasket, then another finger holds the housing in place as the other hand try's to screw in the bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicksmelly Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 An easy solution to this problem is to fit Megasquirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Wtf? I still need a stat with my squirted truck..... and most people end up with their coil packs right in the way..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teslo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 i did it very long time ago, but if i remeber well i used i bit of grease instead of sealant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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