I've got a 50% chance of being correct! It should be thermostat, gasket,
cover. In my minds eye the thermostat sits in a slightly recessed lip, so
it has to go in first! On your gauge problem, check all your connectors
from the steering wheel to the fuse block to the gauge. It sounds like a a
problem I have on occasion, those damed 26 year old connections!
Good Luck
Safety Fast!!
Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA
http://www.tiac.net/users/jroverca/index.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Bob Deasy (deasy)
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 12:07 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Simple Thermostat question
Okay here is what might be a rather obvious but I must admit to being a bit
flummoxed.
Car is a 72 B GT.
DPO removed thermostat and did not fit blanking plate. I decided to install
thermostat and id so with no problems - so I thought. Here is what
happened.
Temperature gauge, which worked before, stopped working. I removed the
thermostat and tested in hot water and it opens around 160 ish, it is a 165
degree thermostat. Next morning, no thermostat, temperature gauge works
part
of the time then appears to fail - went all the way to cold. I plan to
check
the gauge by disconnecting from sending unit and connecting the light bulb
to
ground. Whew.
My simple question is when installing the thermostat does it get installed
on
the head with the gasket on top or does it sit on the gasket ? Or, in other
words, is the sequence Head-Thermostat-Gasket or Head-Gasket-Thermostat ?
Thanks in advance.
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