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G/B Thermostat

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G/B Thermostat

Post by henrym3 » Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:09 pm

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Can't stop the top connection weeping, minor but weeping. Put in a new "0" ring on pipe, no joy. Replaced the whole pipe which included another new "O" ring, no joy. Any suggestions on how to fatten up the connection on the thermostat or would a liberal dose of RTV work??
E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
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Re: G/B Thermostat

Post by X5-D-Sport » Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:12 pm

Nice picture.... but what is this chunk, & where does it fit.... which vehicle - diesel / petrol / CC engine size ?

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Re: G/B Thermostat

Post by henrym3 » Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:39 pm

Diesel and petrol if you look inside your engine bay it is immediately above the g/b oil cooler, one coolant pipe comes from the bottom of the radiator (opposite side)and the other up to the pipe to the thermostat. It's  job in life is to control the coolant temp to the g/b oil cooler, opens at 82 degrees C
E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone

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