Loose Thermostat?
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Loose Thermostat?
Alright so I started finishing up my belt and pump job. I put the Paragon thermostat in the Paragon pump with the old snap ring and I can turn the thermostat while it's in there, is it supposed to do that? 85.5 944. I am so far away from driving my car I'm so sad lol but I keep on trudging. (School starts on Sept. 2nd and I can't take her with me!)
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Yessir I did. I even tried with my old thermostat and it was a little tighter but not perfect. Never tried with the old pump, I sent it back asap for the core charge.
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Well... I have a low-temp thermostat in my 944 (have had for years) that has no gasket on there. See, I simply forgot to install that part and realized it only AFTER getting that damn snap ring back in.
Since I was still bleeding from removing it in the first place, and since the thermostat was still firmly intact and not going anywhere (but it was "loose" and turnable) I put it back together anyway.
Still fine to this day, and I can still squeeze my upper coolant hose and hear the thermostat "clicking" in its housing!
Not really reccommending anything here, just sharing my experience... LOL
Since I was still bleeding from removing it in the first place, and since the thermostat was still firmly intact and not going anywhere (but it was "loose" and turnable) I put it back together anyway.
Still fine to this day, and I can still squeeze my upper coolant hose and hear the thermostat "clicking" in its housing!
Not really reccommending anything here, just sharing my experience... LOL
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Okay as long as nothing exploded or went catastrophically bad, then I'm set. Thanks!
Lol @ snaprings btw.
I nearly put my eye out trying to put it in, and then out, and in, and out...
Lol @ snaprings btw.
I nearly put my eye out trying to put it in, and then out, and in, and out...
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+1 with a loose T-stat here. I figured I could fix it later.
Pellican shows a gasket on both sides of the t-stat and with a shim behind the C clip. Check it out. http://www.pelicanparts.com/PartsLoo...5-00-print.htm
Pellican shows a gasket on both sides of the t-stat and with a shim behind the C clip. Check it out. http://www.pelicanparts.com/PartsLoo...5-00-print.htm
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There are two different gaskets... One is thicker than the other. Which one you use is dependent on the depth of the thermostat 'groove' on the waterpump. On my last pump job (sourced from Paragon) I had to use the larger of the two gaskets supplied with the new thermostat to make it seal properly.
In my experience if you purchase an aftermarket thermostat from your local auto parts store, they will not come with the proper gaskets. Buy it from a Porsche specialist like Paragon, and it comes with both gasket options.
In my experience if you purchase an aftermarket thermostat from your local auto parts store, they will not come with the proper gaskets. Buy it from a Porsche specialist like Paragon, and it comes with both gasket options.
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There are two different gaskets... One is thicker than the other. Which one you use is dependent on the depth of the thermostat 'groove' on the waterpump. On my last pump job (sourced from Paragon) I had to use the larger of the two gaskets supplied with the new thermostat to make it seal properly.
In my experience if you purchase an aftermarket thermostat from your local auto parts store, they will not come with the proper gaskets. Buy it from a Porsche specialist like Paragon, and it comes with both gasket options.
In my experience if you purchase an aftermarket thermostat from your local auto parts store, they will not come with the proper gaskets. Buy it from a Porsche specialist like Paragon, and it comes with both gasket options.
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I had a thought...What if I put the oring from my old thermostat between the snapring and the new one? Would that be acceptable if it makes a nice seal?
Essentially I should call Paragon and bitch at them.
Essentially I should call Paragon and bitch at them.
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Jason and the guys will get you squared away.