I'm curious as to how they "resealed" the housing. To do it right, they'd
have to remove the t-stat and housing entirely.
I had a small leak on my t-stat housing that I discovered when I swapped in
the 180 stat. To seal it up, I ground off the little nubs that are
supposed to help locate the housing properly, put sillycone on each side of
the gasket, and put it all together. Nearly a year later and not a drip.
Eric Giblock wrote:
> hi all..
>
> about a week or so ago after getting my catallitic converter fixed my temp
> guage would randomly shoot up to about 260 for about 30 seconds and then
> go
> back to normal. with only 24 days left on the factory warranty I took it
> to the dealer and here's what they said:
>
> ::Customer states temp gauge goes to hot and check guages light comes on::
> Checked and found low on coolant.
> Checked and found thermostat housing leaking !!!
> Resealed housing. Rechecked for leaks
>
> ::Customer states noise in engine area:: ?? (i didn't but oh well)
> Checked and found belt tensioner frozen.
> Rekaced belt tensioner
>
> ::Customer requestes cooling system service:: (umm.. dealer recommended
> ::it)
> (not under warr so i guess i'll pay the $35.00 to get it done)
> Maintainenance
> Back flush cooling system, pressure test, ensure thermostat
> and fan are working as designed.
>
> also available at http://www.gibsdakota.com
>
> ttyl
>
>
>
> --
> eric giblock
> student / webdesigner
> www.gibsdakota.com
> egiblock@hotmail.com
>
>
>
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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