MikeKanterakis
SCCoA Member
Hello, I was about to start selling these on eBay again and thought I'd list them here first. Props to Mr. B for the suggestion.
For $20.00 USD shipped, I'll mail you a brand spanking new "Gleaming White" plastic gasket. This is an original FORD part. or as they say in ebay talk, NOS. New Old Stock.
Warning installation of this gasket has the ability to make the rest of your engine bay look... well... dirty.
I'll take a few pictures tomorrow of the one on my car (after about 6,000) miles. As well as a close-up picture of the gasket itself.
Just to clarify, this is for the gasket only. The bolt is not included.
PM me via SCCOA, or email me at michaelkanterakis@hotmail.com
A couple of notes regarding installing one of these:
1.) Make sure the engine has completely cooled. Hot coolant is not nice to skin.
2.) Pressurized hot coolant is not nice to eyes. If you're not sure if the system has de-pressurized, grab the upper radiator hose, and see if you can squeeze it. If it's cold to the touch and you can squeeze it easy, then slowly take off the radiator cap.
2.5.) Assuming you've been careful to not burn your self so far, put the radiator cap back on and continue.
3.) Use 2 wrenches/tools when removing your old gasket's bolt. Hold the extension steady with the lower wrench, and then loosen the bolt. Otherwise, you might twist the entire tube right off the goose-neck/thermostat housing. If that happens, go ahead and replace the thermostat while you're there (stock is 190 degrees). Also be warned, that you may find the two bolts holding on the goose-neck are stuck to the lower intake manifold. Then, when you break those bolts off you'll have to take out the lower manifold if you're not successful in tapping out the remaining bolt(s). Been There Done That! So.... pretty please, use two wrenches.
4.) The bolt actually has a small cavity up through it that exits the bolt just under the top few threads. Honest!. While you have the bolt off, go ahead and clean that out and the next time you go to "burp" the system, you'll only have to back the bolt off a few threads.
5.) Be sure to clean the underside of the bolt and get all the remaining plastic off. You want to have a nice flat surface pushing the gasket down onto the tube leading out of the thermostat housing/goose-neck.
For $20.00 USD shipped, I'll mail you a brand spanking new "Gleaming White" plastic gasket. This is an original FORD part. or as they say in ebay talk, NOS. New Old Stock.
Warning installation of this gasket has the ability to make the rest of your engine bay look... well... dirty.
I'll take a few pictures tomorrow of the one on my car (after about 6,000) miles. As well as a close-up picture of the gasket itself.
Just to clarify, this is for the gasket only. The bolt is not included.
PM me via SCCOA, or email me at michaelkanterakis@hotmail.com
A couple of notes regarding installing one of these:
1.) Make sure the engine has completely cooled. Hot coolant is not nice to skin.
2.) Pressurized hot coolant is not nice to eyes. If you're not sure if the system has de-pressurized, grab the upper radiator hose, and see if you can squeeze it. If it's cold to the touch and you can squeeze it easy, then slowly take off the radiator cap.
2.5.) Assuming you've been careful to not burn your self so far, put the radiator cap back on and continue.
3.) Use 2 wrenches/tools when removing your old gasket's bolt. Hold the extension steady with the lower wrench, and then loosen the bolt. Otherwise, you might twist the entire tube right off the goose-neck/thermostat housing. If that happens, go ahead and replace the thermostat while you're there (stock is 190 degrees). Also be warned, that you may find the two bolts holding on the goose-neck are stuck to the lower intake manifold. Then, when you break those bolts off you'll have to take out the lower manifold if you're not successful in tapping out the remaining bolt(s). Been There Done That! So.... pretty please, use two wrenches.
4.) The bolt actually has a small cavity up through it that exits the bolt just under the top few threads. Honest!. While you have the bolt off, go ahead and clean that out and the next time you go to "burp" the system, you'll only have to back the bolt off a few threads.
5.) Be sure to clean the underside of the bolt and get all the remaining plastic off. You want to have a nice flat surface pushing the gasket down onto the tube leading out of the thermostat housing/goose-neck.