leaky t-stat

[gillti]

Okay, switched radiator and changed tstat. broke bottom bolt on stat housing, and took 2 weeks to get a new oem bolt. got it all back in tonight and still had the leak. Switched new tstat gasket with old one, they look a bit different, new one doesn't have ridges. Tried them both and tried old tstat with old gasket. Still have leak.

what next? new tstat housing?

btw- dealing with the 1996.

thanks for the help.
tjg

 

[LandCrusher'70]

May seem like obvious q's but; Is your housing perfectly flat on the mating side? How about the block? Any cracks in the housing?

 

[Rookie2]

You're positive it's from the t-stat right? Someone had a similar issue not long ago to finally find out it wasn't the t-stat at all, but a leak in the oil cooler above.


Rookie2

 

[jamisobe]

I just did mine. After I used a scotch brite pad to clean the block and the housing I was very careful with the o-ring. In fact, I put the outside t-stat edges in the groove of the o-ring before I tightnened it in between the block and the t-stat housing. No problamo.

 

[gillti]

Thanks for the replies.

70: it seems like it is flat, but will get a new one to be sure.
rookie2: yeah, got a mirrof under there and it is pretty obvious.
Jamisobe: not really sure what you are talking about on the last part there. I put the o-ring around the tstat and put it into the housing. set it in, the wobble thing is at 12 o'clock. Am I missing something.
tjg