Re: thermostat housing torque value?

From: Kyle Kozubal (grndak4x4@home.com)
Date: Thu Aug 03 2000 - 20:20:23 EDT


> I'm about to go out and put a new thermostat gasket on. I was just
> wondering if the housing needs to be torqued down at a certain value
> or is it just one of those "tighten it till it feels tight" things.

Mike, Yeah all I really did was tighten the bolts down until it was really
tight, and havent had any leaks at all. Just be sure to scrape all the old
gasket material off. My Hayne's manual does state the bolts need to be
torqued to 17 ft-lbs. Good Luck, hope I was fast enough!
Kyle
93 Dakota 4x4 V6



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