Thread: T stat housing and leaks

Don't wait...it's fine to put on and start up.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Don't wait...it's fine to put on and start up.

It would always leak for me if I didn't let it dry some and then torq it down more to seal.

Weird...

I clean them. toss the new stat in, a little rtv and torque it down. Fire it up and refill immediately.

Its funny, a few weeks ago my thermo housing would leak a lil fluid everyday and im thinking damn i have to replace the o-ring gasket.nope.i went to advance auto and bought some water pump/thermostat liquid gasket and put it on.now no more leaks