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| | | | Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,503 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,503 | More questions for the peanut gallery:
The upper thermostat to lower thermostat housing gasket supplied by my FLAPS has a thin plastic peel off seal on one side. When you peel it off you find a thin adhesive on that side of the gasket.
Q: Which side goes up?
Q2: Should I trust the adhesive to seal with no additional goo? (My go to is Permatex #2)
Last edited by John Milliman; 07/01/2024 1:14 AM. Reason: Bill asked me to move this post and make it a stand alone question.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,969 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,969 | I've never done one on a Stovebolt but with others I've used, the peel and stick side is used to hold the T stat in place in the recess of the housing so it doesn't fall out during assembly.
Does the T stat sit in a recess in the housing?
If it sits in a recess on the engine, put the sticky side over the t stat and use a little rtv on the top side.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,186 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,186 | My take is either the goo or the adhesive is just there to hold the gasket in place till you install the pieces tighten the bolts. If it's a proper gasket it will seal without any goo.
As far as which side goes up, strictly your choice, but I'd usually stick the gasket on the part that's facing up.
A thermostat housing isn't something you'd normally try and reuse a gasket on, like a valve cover.
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