Thermostat

[Cory281]

Hey guys I've been replacing my intake manifold and I thought it would be a good time to switch out my thermostat. Anyway I got a 195 degree one. I've always heard of everyone here using 180's. Will this work ok? Or should I take it back and get a 180 the parts store said that this was the factory one that was in the car. But I don't know.

Thanks.

 

[DTNODYA]

I say use the 195.

 

[03ghoststang]

if you have a tuner like SCT or diablo sport then get teh 180* and adjust the fan settings otherwise just use the 195*

 

[Cory281]

All right thanks guys. You all rock! :SNSign:

 

[DTNODYA]

Oh yeah, forgot to post earlier ... Whenever you put your intake all back together, be sure to put never seez on the bolts, ESPECIALLY the thermostat housing bolts! Trust me. And clean the threads before you do that (trying to save you a PITA in the long run)

 

[Cory281]

Well crap, I didn't use anything on the threads. I just put them back in. Will they just be hard to get back out?

Btw, I just got everything back together, drove the car and when it got warmed up it started leaking coolant out of the thermostat housing. Do you guys think that I just got that rubber gasket in wrong or something?

 

[KronicRacer]

its all about how you torque it down. i think it was something around 19-23ft/lbs on the torque wrench.

 

[DTNODYA]

Well crap, I didn't use anything on the threads. I just put them back in. Will they just be hard to get back out?

Btw, I just got everything back together, drove the car and when it got warmed up it started leaking coolant out of the thermostat housing. Do you guys think that I just got that rubber gasket in wrong or something?

I just recomended the never-seez because I broke one of my bolts off in the head (luckily I was replacing the intake manifold) ... Since it is leaking, you are probably gonna take the bolts out again anyway, so throw some never-seez on em'. If not, it's not going to hurt anything, I'm skeptical on those bolts ever since I broke one ...

The thermostat just sits in there with the rubber O-ring on top. Then torque the bolts to the previously mentioned ... Just don't over-torque them.