Installing Ford 302 289 Thermostat Housing The Easy Way Installed studs instead of factory bolts. easy to align , no cussing , throwing tools or nashing of teeth, unless you want to. rubber band keeps the. I will apply a very thin amount around the inside flange of the thermostat housing, to hold the thermostat in place, and let it set up for at least 15 min. place the thermostat correctly into the housing. i use a very light coat of the permatex copper on both sides of the gasket. it is best to install before the water pump, due to the length of.
1968 Thermostat Housing Fomoco Part Vintage Mustang Forums I had a coolant leak near the thermostat housing, figure it was a leaky gasket!thermostat gasket = fel pro #35067 amzn.to 3puqjacthermostat = 180 de. Since tons of people seem to install these backwards, i made a little video to actually show you the correct way. Check the length of your bolt to make sure its not to long. there is always the possibility that the threaded hole in the intake was not threaded deep enough. compare the hole depth to the bolt length. i would prefer to run a bottom tap in that hole to not only clean up the threads, but to ensure correct thread depth. To start installing your new mustang chrome thermostat housing, let the engine cool completely before you begin work. remove the radiator cap. place the container under the radiator drain which is on the left side of the lower tank. drain the coolant into the container. close the drain and set the coolant aside. 2. locate the thermostat housing.
1965 1969 Other Ford Mustang 289 302 Cast Iron Thermostat Housing Check the length of your bolt to make sure its not to long. there is always the possibility that the threaded hole in the intake was not threaded deep enough. compare the hole depth to the bolt length. i would prefer to run a bottom tap in that hole to not only clean up the threads, but to ensure correct thread depth. To start installing your new mustang chrome thermostat housing, let the engine cool completely before you begin work. remove the radiator cap. place the container under the radiator drain which is on the left side of the lower tank. drain the coolant into the container. close the drain and set the coolant aside. 2. locate the thermostat housing. Received 666 likes on 560 posts. 302 not installed in f250's until 1980. c9oz 8592 a thermostat housing obsolete. 1969 74 e100 300 302 1969 79 f100 302 1975 79 f150 302 1979 e100 302. 1968 bronco 289 from serial number c70,001 1969 77 bronco 302. 1969 70 mustang 302 351w 1971 73 mustang 302. Left front on the 12 or more 302s and 289s i have owned. sometimes left front, sometimes between the carb and dist. then there is one behind the thermostat housing on the engine side , not radiator side and it's for the heater hose . some have a place in the left rear but not all of them.
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