Up Sh!t Creak With Out A Thermostat Housing

[aphexcloud]

Hey Guys and Gals

I am in a spot of bother as it is the night before new years eve and i as replacing my thermostat (as my car overheated today and it seemed to go open after it got realy realy hot

cool back down close then heat back up.)

I took the bottom bolt out of the housing and noticed it was leaking from the bot or what i thought was the bolt...turned out to be a crack in the housing

I think i caused it when loosening the bolt somehow but to my question.

Would any one have a thermostat housing that want to sell i am in the north/eastern suburbs but work in dandy. I will come to you to pick up just pm me me price availability new years eve...

regards

Aphexcloud

[scotty nm35]

I can't help with the housing, but I could perhaps weld it for you, depending where the crack is... I'm in Hampton park if you get desperate.

[aphexcloud]

i figured out that i did it as i was tightening the bolt as i have done it to another....sigh,

would this be because i have the wrong thermostat in there?

I was sold is dayco DT19E-BP does any one know if this the correct part number from dayco?

regards

Aphexcloud

Edited January 2, 2014 by aphexcloud

[GTRPSI]

Sealing surface is clean? No lumps/old gasket that protrude and cause the housing not to sit flush?

If it does not sit flush and on a uneven surface, expect it to crack when tightening.

Also tighten the bolts evenly to spead the load.

To crack 2 in a row, something sounds odd like crap not cleaned off the mating surface

[aphexcloud]

i thought that too i cleaned both surfaces and ensured that the bolts were tightened with a 1/4 ratched instead of 3/8

and it still cracked...

[westvicr34]

sounds weird why you have cracked thermostat housings, I'd say you either have too much old gasket on it, or wrong thermostat or thermostat housing for the engine or your swinging off the ratchet to much

[Werkle]

Hi,

I have a R33 GTS RB25DE (non turbo) parting out if your still need a thermo stat housing can pick up from Kensington pm me if you need it