Hi all,
I am after technical opinions on the thermostat housing. The housing is fairly new having being replaces a couple of years back. I have since then taken it out to replace some other bits and put it back with the same o-ring. Now I have taken it back out and because it was leaking. When brought against a straight edge ruler the gap seems excessive. I used a marker and a gave it a slight rub with the file and got the following picture. There is supposed to be some gap for the o-ring to squish but I believe that it is excessive on mine hence the leak.
I am after technical opinions on the thermostat housing. The housing is fairly new having being replaces a couple of years back. I have since then taken it out to replace some other bits and put it back with the same o-ring. Now I have taken it back out and because it was leaking. When brought against a straight edge ruler the gap seems excessive. I used a marker and a gave it a slight rub with the file and got the following picture. There is supposed to be some gap for the o-ring to squish but I believe that it is excessive on mine hence the leak.