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6.2L Leaking Coolant at the Thermostat Housing
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<blockquote data-quote="xtela" data-source="post: 1320000" data-attributes="member: 7643"><p>I think the shop manual would specify to use new bolts if required. It must be either the Napa thermostat or you are getting the o ring misaligned some how during installation.</p><p></p><p>I too thought that the cleaners specified was odd. The only thing that comes to mind is it's used to remove any stuck deteriorated o ring pieces and metal corrosion.Or sometimes small dabs of silicone are used to keep the thermostat from moving during installation. I have to do this on older F-150 where the thermostat is vertical and will slip down during installation. Two bb size dabs on the housing,place the thermostat, let it set and then it will not slip down.</p><p></p><p>I bet that you will get it fixed with the Ford thermostat, careful alignment and evenly applied low torque on the bolts. You may also want to lubricate the o ring with clean coolant so it wont stick and bind unless the package says otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xtela, post: 1320000, member: 7643"] I think the shop manual would specify to use new bolts if required. It must be either the Napa thermostat or you are getting the o ring misaligned some how during installation. I too thought that the cleaners specified was odd. The only thing that comes to mind is it's used to remove any stuck deteriorated o ring pieces and metal corrosion.Or sometimes small dabs of silicone are used to keep the thermostat from moving during installation. I have to do this on older F-150 where the thermostat is vertical and will slip down during installation. Two bb size dabs on the housing,place the thermostat, let it set and then it will not slip down. I bet that you will get it fixed with the Ford thermostat, careful alignment and evenly applied low torque on the bolts. You may also want to lubricate the o ring with clean coolant so it wont stick and bind unless the package says otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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