Peter,

Did you remember to install an O-ring on the new thermostat? If you look
at the old 'stat, you will notice that it has an O-ring around the rim.

Dan

Peter wrote:

> Dear Syncronauts
>    I just installed a new thermostat in my '87 syncro and carefully
> put the housing back together and the housing is leaking like a sieve
> !!
> I took it apart again and cleaned it all out where the top & bottom of
> the housing meet.  Everything looks fine!  I carefully put it back
> together, poured in the coolant again and its just raining in
> there!!!  I cant figure it out! Its not even under pressure! There are
> two flat surfaces that come together and are flush (the top half & the
> bottom) and there's a screw at each corner that holds them in place.
> There's no rubber o ring or anything like that to make the seal.
>      I can see the coolant just flowing out in between the seam.  It
> looks flush! I carefully screwed it down tightly with alot of
> pressure.  But not so much as to crack the plastic top.
>  Any ideas?? Thanks,
>
> Mystified,
>
> Peter
>
> please respond to me at printstud@bigfoot.com as well

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