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#1 thermostat

Post by purplefiz43 » Sun Jan 01, 2017 9:31 pm

hi all can anyone tell me dose the stright six engine have a rubber seal round the thermostat
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#2 Re: thermostat

Post by abowie » Sun Jan 01, 2017 10:10 pm

There's a gasket under the thermostat housing but no rubber seal.
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Post by purplefiz43 » Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:59 am

what i mean is dose the thermostat just sit in it,s hole with no seal other than the housing gasket ? anyone
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#4 Re: thermostat

Post by abowie » Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:29 am

Yes that's how it goes.
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#5 Re: thermostat

Post by purplefiz43 » Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:30 pm

thanks abowie cheers
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