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Thanks Rob, my thinking as well. Since I don't have a parts cleaning booth, what is the proper way to clean this part, soak in a bucket of mineral spirits or just blast it w/brake cleaner ?
Once you have everything apart, I would blast it with brake cleaner. Its a simple casting once you remove the thermostat mechanism.
Thanks Rob. I’m loading my cart now for the thermostat rebuild. Another question, I am I correct in assuming that I have a faulty thermostat since the oil lines exiting the thermostat were still cool to the touch when my gauge read close to 10 o’clock position.
Thanks Rob. I’m loading my cart now for the thermostat rebuild. Another question, I am I correct in assuming that I have a faulty thermostat since the oil lines exiting the thermostat were still cool to the touch when my gauge read close to 10 o’clock position.
Not necessarily. Mine triggers above there, then the temp drops to 9 o'clock when it opens. I think you'd be wise to try and get the temp a bit higher before pulling parts.
Ok I’ll attempt to get the temp higher to make sure the thermostat is inoperative before I replace it. How much further would one go before feeling confident the Tstat is inoperative? I thought is was pretty high where it was.
I seem to recall that the oring is used to seal the blanking plate that is secured with the cir-clip. So assembly order is o-ring <- blancking plate <- circlip.
Edited to add: Ah you mean the blue oring. Hmm no idea. Wasn't present in my kit when I brought it.
01-29-2018, 02:46 PM
I don't see anything in PET near the thermostat that corresponds to the blue o-ring.
