Thermostat install?

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I am taking apart the upper and lower to figure out where the coolant leak is coming from. When I took the water neck off the termostat fell right out. I was reading in the my book that some T-stats have locking ears that you turn to lock it in place and the some have a spring like flange that holds it in place. Mine has niether, not does it have a bleeder hole and I don't see anything in or on the lower and water neck that would hold it there, just an inset on the water neck. Since I have a GT-40 lower is that gone now, or how does it lock into place, especially to re-install it? It looks like the old one was RTVed up to stay but has since came free.

Also does the spring side of the T-stat go into the lower or the other side. it fell out so fast I did get to see how it was oriented.

Thanks and sorry for the trivial question.

 

[bloopbloob]

just did this saturday. spring side into block. mine did not lock either just a flat surface. i just used a little sealant to hold it on then bolted it all back up. no problems so far.....

 

[backfocus]

Thanks for the help!

I hate RTVing stuff up just doesn't make sense that there is not a way to lock or hold it in place.

Any other suggestion anyone!

 

[bloopbloob]

i didn't seal it... just a little dab to hold it, then on she went. it was some sealant made for water pumps and t-stats only, so didnt bother me to do it!

 

[JChalfan]

There's nothing to hold the thermostat in place, except the fact it's obviously sandwiched between the block and the thermostat housing.

Seriously though, I think I usually put some rtv on the gasket surface that goes against the intake. Then I set the thermostat in there and set the rtv'd gasket over it, and that will hold it in place while you put the housing on. I think I always put rtv on both sides of the gasket. Not a lot, just a thin layer.

Jeff

 

[Aryan15]

you can use a rubber band to hold it against the t-stat housing while you bolt it on. Then just snap it and pull it through.

 

[Roland69]

yep that is what I do...use a pen or something and fish the elastic through the housing through the stan and back out the housing holding the stat against the housing....once bolted in place remove elastic