Ok i bought a Stant Superstat 65869. This is my first t-stat replacment i have done the old t-stat didn't even have a jiggle valve but i am having trouble getting it back in what is the best way to do it put the o ring in first then the t-stat or put the o ring aroudn the t-stat and then put em both in at same time? I will go back and work on it but was just wanting some input thanks.
Thermostat O ring
- Thread starter Jrodm12
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autobahnsho
SHO Victim
On mine I put the tstat in 1st, then the o-ring, then the housing over it. Do you have a new o-ring?
Don't tighten the nuts down too hard or you'll snap the studs. My car has bolts instead of studs/nuts...
Don't tighten the nuts down too hard or you'll snap the studs. My car has bolts instead of studs/nuts...
no it is a old o ring should i get a new one it seems like it is to big or something but it looked fine with the old t-stat in and o ring..... it is to big i have to like get to to squzze in their.... anyway back to try some more lol
Xs SHO 1
Unknown
on the motorcraft t-stat, the o-ring is part of the t-sat, one piece....
no auto stores around here have the motorcraft t-stat so i had to get the stant superstat. Can i just buy another o ring or do i HAVE to use this old one it doesn't fit right around the tstat there is a tiny bit of slack maybe 2 or 3 mm.
Xs SHO 1
Unknown
i think its a dealer item for about $20. i bought a stant too, i returned it and went to the dealer for it. sometimes, you just have to go to the dealer....
autobahnsho
SHO Victim
Hmmm.. When I had problems w/ mine leaking a while back I ran into some interesting issues.
I had taken my intake off and done compression tests. When I put it back together I was leaking coolant from the t-stat housing. I must have leaned on it or something and messed it up enough to break whatever seal it had.
The shop that had replaced the t-stat was a hack shop. They put an o-ring in (went against the t-stat) but I found later (after busted studs) that they had broken a stud, messed up the threads, and just gooped a stud back into the block housing.
So I ended up re-tapping the bottom thread and drilling and tapping the top. I put bolts in instead of studs/nuts. I put the new o-ring AGAINST the t-stat and then slid the housing over it all. It didn't leak at all for a few weeks until the engine went.
So it's weird that I did it wrong but it still worked.
I had taken my intake off and done compression tests. When I put it back together I was leaking coolant from the t-stat housing. I must have leaned on it or something and messed it up enough to break whatever seal it had.
The shop that had replaced the t-stat was a hack shop. They put an o-ring in (went against the t-stat) but I found later (after busted studs) that they had broken a stud, messed up the threads, and just gooped a stud back into the block housing.
So I ended up re-tapping the bottom thread and drilling and tapping the top. I put bolts in instead of studs/nuts. I put the new o-ring AGAINST the t-stat and then slid the housing over it all. It didn't leak at all for a few weeks until the engine went.
So it's weird that I did it wrong but it still worked.
