Natrob
29th December 2015, 10:50 AM
Hi All,
Currently replacing the thermostat on my GQ TB42 petrol engine.
The engine has a spacer (best way to describe it) between the thermostat housing and block. The spacer has an inlet/outlet valve on it, allowing water to flow from/to the bottom radiator hose. Therefore to replace the thermostat i need to use 2 x Gaskets and now worried about the pressure that needs to be applied to hold the thermostat housing down. Will this always leak as i do not believe in using Gasket Goo.
The thermostat fits inside the housing with out the spacer so i was wondering what is with the spacer design? Is it common on the TB42 Petrol Engine.
Regards,
Natrob
Currently replacing the thermostat on my GQ TB42 petrol engine.
The engine has a spacer (best way to describe it) between the thermostat housing and block. The spacer has an inlet/outlet valve on it, allowing water to flow from/to the bottom radiator hose. Therefore to replace the thermostat i need to use 2 x Gaskets and now worried about the pressure that needs to be applied to hold the thermostat housing down. Will this always leak as i do not believe in using Gasket Goo.
The thermostat fits inside the housing with out the spacer so i was wondering what is with the spacer design? Is it common on the TB42 Petrol Engine.
Regards,
Natrob