The Water pump debacle thread

[Scallops]

As you were..
Ill shut up.

I didn't mean to suggest you should shut up! I appreciate you trying to help. But I am pretty confident the thermostat the S1 shop supplied isn't the issue.

BTW - I can now get the triangular thermostat housing top piece to tighten down on the thermostat housing assembly just using the 1 X 0.8mm gasket. I'd like to show Dave and Mick before I replace it on the engine.

Might not need any thicker gasket. Maybe you guys can take a gander at it on Sat or Sun arvo?

[Scallops]

Brought the entire housing into work with me today - and showed it to our Mechanical Engineer who looks after our Vibroseis trucks etc. He took a minuscule shave off the circular base cup (on the triangular upper part of the thermostat housing) which fits into the top of the square housing assembly.

So the 2 pieces now match up perfectly - using the 0.8mm gasket I originally had. The issue was that the thermostat had a slightly raised ring around it's circumference which was not allowing the top piece to bolt down completely flush - albeit by a bee's dick. It is now all good - I'm going to steam ahead and try to finish this off all by myself!

It's not like we can't easily take it back off if it resembles a water pistol once I'm finished!

[digger]

Go Scallops Go!!

(do a good job, I dont want it leaking when I grab it........ err.... I meant, it would be a pity if it leaked when you were driving!!)

keep going mate, every bit is another book in the memory bank library!

[series1buff]

The TT1 thermostat fits perfectly ..Super crap auto sells them , fits a Ford Falcon..TRIDON brand from memory . They are available in different temp. range too 160-180 e.g. Make sure you fit the rubber sealing rings to it , they are sold seperately , the rings bed against the housing , you could probably make up some rings from rubber sheet or an old inner tube

MIKE

[Scallops]

The TT1 thermostat fits perfectly ..Super crap auto sells them , fits a Ford Falcon..TRIDON brand from memory . They are available in different temp. range too 160-180 e.g. Make sure you fit the rubber sealing rings to it , they are sold seperately , the rings bed against the housing , you could probably make up some rings from rubber sheet or an old inner tube

MIKE

Appreciate the help, but let's not confuse the issue - the thermostat I have is sold by the Series 1 shop - and it does fit perfectly - there was just crap on one piece of the housing at first . Looking at the Tridon TT1 - I have the same thermostat.

The housing didn't have rubber rings when it was dismantled. It didn't leak. I am using a gasket. I can't use both - otherwise, a gasket won't seal. I'll just do it this way and see what happens. Rubber rings were used (as per the workshop manual) with the Bellows style thermostat.

BTW - The maker actually recommends a paper gasket for this thermostat - not rubber rings....

http://www.tridon.com.au/partfinder/default.aspx

[extreme]

At least the spotlight is off of Grover.

[Scallops]

At least the spotlight is off of Grover.

Just leave Grove out of this - he's going like a German band these days....

[The ho har's]

At least the spotlight is off of Grover.

Mrs hh

[numpty]

Go Dan, go you good thing.

BTW, Leon will be very disappointed if his new best friend is not there on the 19th.

[Scallops]

Go Dan, go you good thing.

BTW, Leon will be very disappointed if his new best friend is not there on the 19th.

Matilda here - "Fear not Leon, I'm sure my owner is slowly starting to understand me - he managed to reassemble my thermostat housing without breaking any of my precious BSF threads this time - silly boy - so he is well on track to putting me back together.

I'll see you on the 19th with my other friends, Zara, Onslow and hopefully - another lady I've heard sweet things about, a Miss Gumnut".