Does the F7P have a gasket between thermostat housing and cylinder head?

[Nickharding]

Or is it just a sealant like hylomar?

As when my brother took it off for a new thermostat, he used hylomar to seal it back on and it didnt look right to me, should there be a paper gasket?

as i have taken it off now and was planning on making one?

:S

 

[Matteh]

not as far as i know

people tend to just seal it up with gasket paste

the thermostat has a rubber seal though

 

[sideways danny]

sod using Hylomar EVER!! at least use a sealant that sets

 

[Nickharding]

Would a paper gasket be ok/better though?

Just wont want the thing to leak!

 

[sideways danny]

Loctite black silicon sealer

 

[f0xy]

i cant remember if mine has some gay cork/paper one on or metal one.....172 engine is metal on housing on mine

 

[Nickharding]

Thats a shame as i have ran out of sealer and have loads of gasket paper here, it should be fine if i make a paper gasket with sticky STAG on both sides?

 

[donsrno1]

IIRC my old 16v had a gasket on there, but I just used some instant gasket stuff when putting it back together and never had a problem.

 

[Matteh]

dialogys doesn't show a gasket

f0xy, the f4r should have one for its thermostat housing!

 

[Nickharding]

Thanks for the help guys, just made the gasket, waiting for the STAG to go tacky now, can paint it on the gasket then wait for it go to tacky and do it up, are there torque settings on these bolts?

 

[sideways danny]

STAG? do you mean welseal? Best thing EVER

 

[Nickharding]

No danny, i mean stag..

http://www.cromwell.co.uk/static/products/z/graphics/jeeps/h/hrm/720/7202274a.eps_large.jpg

 

[sideways danny]

yup, that looks like the same thing. Welseal is made by STAG.


TBH this... http://www.ready2race.co.uk/shop/shop.php?action=full&id=1734 is what you need

 

[sideways danny]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wellseal-Gask...s_SM?hash=item1e57e8e80d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

that's welseal. AMAZING stuff

 

[f0xy]

dialogys doesn't show a gasket

f0xy, the f4r should have one for its thermostat housing!

yeah mines metal gasket as said lol

 

[Nickharding]

With some stag on both sides of the gasket should be alright..

 

[sideways danny]

thermostat should have a rubber seal on it I think

 

[Nickharding]

It has mate its the other side can just about see it..

 

[Mark One]

thermostat itself has a rubber surround/gasket style thing. I don't remember any gasket on the housing.

 

[stan*]

the lip of thermostat should be inside the rubber seal mate.

 

[Nickharding]

Thanks stan, when i took it out it was only on one side, must have been my brother, now i can see how it goes around the outside instead of on the face, Will be fitting it again after some food...

Cheers