Bad luck with the Mr. Gasket Thermostat

[bchilt]

Hey Guys,

It's warming up here in Texas so I decided to change out my stock Thermo for a 180 HiPo Mr. Gasket. First, it does appear to be a quality unit. I drilled a hole at the 12 o'clock like suggested in other threads. I then went to put it in and it seemed to not fit correctly. It seemed too small. Also, there is no indication as to what direction it goes.

I went to Mr. Gasket.com and found the directions for the piece. It said to put the cone side out toward the radiator. In other words, the brass part toward the engine. I installed everything, jacked the car up, burped it, and then went on my way.

The car continued to run HOT. In fact, I was hitting "L" in NORMAL. At this point, I turned on the heater full blast. Man, nothing worse than 95 degrees out and having to run your heater. My 2 year-old is like "Dad, wtf, it's 95 degrees outside". Seriously, he's saying, "hot, Daddy, hot". My son is great!

The car cooled down so I know hot water was making it to the heater coil which tells me the thermo was at least partially open.

Tonight, I went to Autozone and decided to go with the Failsafe 180 degree. Curiously enough, it's $2 more but definitely doesn't seem as beefy as the Mr. Gasket. I installed it (fits perfectly), burped the car, and took it for a spin. The car is running cooler. I'll know for sure tomorrow after the commute home.

Maybe I just got a bad thermo. It happens. Nonetheless, I can always change later. What matters now is that I have a thermo that is working.

I just thought I'd pass this along.

 

[Blackened302]

hmmm... the hi-po Mr. Gasket thermostat really made a difference in my temps..?

i drilled out all 3 holes, placing one at 12 o'clock.

i also no no fitment issues.

anyhow, sorry to hear man, but glad you got it taken care of.

 

[HISSIN50]

I'd contact Mr. Gasket. They might request you send pics or send the t-stat back to them for investigation. Companies that do that are kinda cool - they wanna' know why something didnt work like it should have.



I'm glad to hear you got it up and running with another t-stat.

 

[SublimeRT]

I just put one of these in my car. I didn't drill any holes in it though. Should that be a problem?

 

[The Green GT]

I didnt drill mine either.

 

[94-302-vert]

I never drill a hole in my thermostats...

 

[GT_green_GT]

drilling a hole in it allows the trapped air to get out. Its just an easy precaution. the first thing they tell us about cooling systems in class is to drill a hole, it can save time on a job.

 

[SublimeRT]

drilling a hole in it allows the trapped air to get out. Its just an easy precaution. the first thing they tell us about cooling systems in class is to drill a hole, it can save time on a job.

Where do you go to school at?

 

[HISSIN50]

No need to worry if you do not add extra jiggle valves (or holes in the stat, as us hobbyists would do).

 

[SeventyMach1]

Is that what they call a canooder valve?

 

[HISSIN50]

Is that what they call a canooder valve?

It called the canooder valve only on turbocharged applications. For most of us, it's ok to just call it a jiggle valve.

Seriously (for the guys who thought I made it up), that little 'rivet looking bleeder button' on the stat is called a jiggle valve, or less commonly a jiggle pin.

I'm full of useless cooling system info.

BTW Justin, I'm loving the sig quote. I don't remember saying it but I have a feeling I know which thread it came from.