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[AlanD]

hi Guys,

need to vent and apolagies, had a small water leak on the old girl, found that the thermostat housing was the problem. took it off plus all the silicone and found that the bottom bolt had been siliconed in, you could'nt tell when looking at it,the thermostat was alsosiliconed in!!! the wrong stat fitted and no gasket!!!! this was the problem. the complete and utter WANKER, hestripped the thred on the bottom bolt hole, to the point that it is smooth, and now i have to helicoil it to sort it out!!!

this means a strip down for a 10 minute job!!! they make me so mad!! why do they do it

sorry rant over has anyone used helicoils for this type of job before?



alan

[singapore stag]

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Alan so sorry to hear that, yes my previous owner also done a few bodges as well and it really does make your blood boil. this thread deals with thermostat housing re-coils. all you need to know.

Ikeep this kind of threads in my favorites just in case.

Sun Apr 8th, 2007 09:17 pm

Sukh.

[DJT]

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Silicone sealant is marvelous in the right place and the right hands. I.E Bathrooms and kitchens. But I am not keen on it for engine cooling systems. Too risky getting excess squeezed into the cooling system and ending up blocking the radiator. Proper gaskets and, if anything, Wellseal. For this application I prefer just grease on both sides of the gasket. Never had a leak yet.

Helicoils are ideal for this as long as there is enough meat left to fit one.

Dave

[V Mad]

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A common problem. The bolts often sieze on the manifold then snap off when trying to undo. This means drilling out and usually a thread repair. A ten minute job turns into an hour (if you have the helicoil kit).