Thermostat GASKET question. Just the gasket.
Nose
New Wagonist
I've been told I'm the smartest retarded person on the board. This could be another example thereof, but I have to take the chance.
QUESTION: When installing the new thermostat gasket, should the gasket be so fat that it prevents the housing from sitting flush against the block (or whatever you call it...the backside of the housing which doesn't come off when you replace the t-stat)?
To put it another way...if this were a sandwich, would the meat and cheese stick out on all sides past the crust? Or would the two pieces of bread be touching each other smoothly around the edges?
I have a new t-stat and gasket, I've wrapped the gasket around the t-stat, I'm putting the air hole at the top, and I'm putting the gasket's two nubs into their correct spots up top. Still, when I put the t-stat housing on and put the two bolts in, the housing doesn't sit flush against the other metal. The gasket is so fat that it prevents a smooth flush fit.
Two thoughts I had...1) it's an AutoZone brand gasket, sometimes they're just plain wrong. 2) is there any chance the 88-89 models are different from the 90-91 models, gasketly speaking?
Any and all help/advice appreciated. Anyone got thoughts on this? Thanks in advance. :-)
QUESTION: When installing the new thermostat gasket, should the gasket be so fat that it prevents the housing from sitting flush against the block (or whatever you call it...the backside of the housing which doesn't come off when you replace the t-stat)?
To put it another way...if this were a sandwich, would the meat and cheese stick out on all sides past the crust? Or would the two pieces of bread be touching each other smoothly around the edges?
I have a new t-stat and gasket, I've wrapped the gasket around the t-stat, I'm putting the air hole at the top, and I'm putting the gasket's two nubs into their correct spots up top. Still, when I put the t-stat housing on and put the two bolts in, the housing doesn't sit flush against the other metal. The gasket is so fat that it prevents a smooth flush fit.
Two thoughts I had...1) it's an AutoZone brand gasket, sometimes they're just plain wrong. 2) is there any chance the 88-89 models are different from the 90-91 models, gasketly speaking?
Any and all help/advice appreciated. Anyone got thoughts on this? Thanks in advance. :-)
Comments
As long as the gasket makes a complete seal where it needs to, I imagine it would be fine.
I can be a little overly OCD about things at times, this being one of them. I ordered a $5 gasket from the dealer and compared it closely to the AutoZone gasket. No difference whatsoever. Well, $1.81 difference, but no other difference. I went ahead and tightened it down (as suggested) and sure enough, the dealer and aftermarket gaskets compress exactly like yall said it would. Sincere thanks to everyone!
HondaCivicWagon.com FTW! :-)
Least i'm not the only one...
Haha, me neither lol. I needed that