Pablo94SC
Registered User
So today I back-flushed the cooling system and surprise, surprise... the thermostat housing gasket was leaking. I swear that is the biggest piece of crap. It's just too damn flimsy to not get bent out of shape when torquing it down.
I don't have time to do it now with the Shootout coming up, but I'm going to have a machine shop make a plate and weld it to the back of the housing to stiffen it up and make/keep it true. Hopefully that will stop the never ending cycle of leaking/changing thermostat gaskets.
PS: At least this gives me the opportunity to test the thermostat on the stove and see if it's actually opening around 180 like it's supposed to.
PPS: A chunk of debris (looked like sandstone) about 1/2" square and 1/8" thick came out of the system when I flushed it. Where that came from I have no idea, but I sure am glad it's not in the system.
I don't have time to do it now with the Shootout coming up, but I'm going to have a machine shop make a plate and weld it to the back of the housing to stiffen it up and make/keep it true. Hopefully that will stop the never ending cycle of leaking/changing thermostat gaskets.
PS: At least this gives me the opportunity to test the thermostat on the stove and see if it's actually opening around 180 like it's supposed to.
PPS: A chunk of debris (looked like sandstone) about 1/2" square and 1/8" thick came out of the system when I flushed it. Where that came from I have no idea, but I sure am glad it's not in the system.
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