Thanks (pdooley, Zoltan, Zoran & Scott). Too late for me to add additional sealant, but the o-ring and the new t-stat are installed. That's a difficult place to work, for me, anyway and the forward left bolt on the cover was especially challenging, with the big A/C hose running right over the top of it. I did disconnect 3 coolant hoses so I could move things around. FWIW, the old t-stat was for an Audi (PN078 121 113F). It has what looks like a check-valve on the flange. Been in there for 9 years and over 50K miles, so I can't say it hurt anything. Installed by a VW auth. repair shop in Prescott AZ. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:56 PM Subject: Re: seal at lower t-stat housing to cyl head
> in any case, a round o-ring is right there, > and .........installed it with a high quality silicone sealant., on the > o-ring and the flange where it goes against the head. > Any o-rings installed dry leak after a while in my experience. > > scott |
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