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Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« on: 04 September 2008, 19:11:17 »
Hi there,

Whilst I'm stopping for dinner and thinking about it, may as well post on here :).  What do you resourceful chaps use to hold the thermostat o-ring in place as you turn it up-side-down to fit it?  Grease?  Oil?

Or hows about carefully putting the o-ring down in the right place and lowering the stat housing on?  Sounds risky.


Cheers

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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« Reply #1 on: 04 September 2008, 19:14:18 »
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Hi there,

Whilst I'm stopping for dinner and thinking about it, may as well post on here :).  What do you resourceful chaps use to hold the thermostat o-ring in place as you turn it up-side-down to fit it?  Grease?  Oil?

Or hows about carefully putting the o-ring down in the right place and lowering the stat housing on?  Sounds risky.


Cheers

Liam

Always hold o-rings in place with a few dabs of grease :y
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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« Reply #2 on: 04 September 2008, 19:19:00 »
I'll second that.

A thin smear of grease will hold it, and if you do it to the mating faces as well it'll make removing it lovely - same goes for the waterpump.

Also, if you remove the old stat out of the housing that you're replacing it leaves you with a very convenient engine flushing stub  :y
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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« Reply #3 on: 04 September 2008, 19:41:17 »
Knew this place wouldn't let me down!

Thanks fellas - I'm on it.  I reckon installing that transfer pipe will be much eased with some grease too.  Woo

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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« Reply #4 on: 04 September 2008, 20:56:19 »
Lol, I use a wipe of oil cooler cover sealent!

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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« Reply #5 on: 04 September 2008, 23:44:51 »
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Lol, I use a wipe of oil cooler cover sealent!


me too ! :D
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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« Reply #6 on: 04 September 2008, 23:49:34 »
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Lol, I use a wipe of oil cooler cover sealent!


me too ! :D

 :-? ..... I got shouted at for sduggesting a smear of silicon instant gasket aswell as the 'O'ring when I did my water pump!  :y  :y  :y
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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
« Reply #7 on: 05 September 2008, 00:23:18 »
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Lol, I use a wipe of oil cooler cover sealent!


me too ! :D

 :-? ..... I got shouted at for sduggesting a smear of silicon instant gasket aswell as the 'O'ring when I did my water pump!  :y  :y  :y

thats different andy !! the cam cover stuff isnt like siliLady bits sealant  ;D
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Re: Holding thermostat o-ring in place...
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Lol, I use a wipe of oil cooler cover sealent!


me too ! :D

 :-? ..... I got shouted at for sduggesting a smear of silicon instant gasket aswell as the 'O'ring when I did my water pump!  :y  :y  :y

Grease is the answer on the water pump......as it aids future removal because it fits in a machined recess.....
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