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duderanchero
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:35 am    Post subject: shouldn't there be a gasket here? Reply with quote

it's my new game show.

for the first episode, i'm going to ask everyone if there's supposed to be a gasket between the thermostat housing and engine head.

i bought some gasket material from autozone. it's made from some cellulose-rubber composite. which is apparently very much like paper. which is what cellulose sometimes is. i bought some clear rolling papers once that were made from cellulose, but were more plasticky. this stuff is remarkably like paper--so much so, that i wonder how on earth it's supposed to seal water/coolant in.

this might be a really boring game show.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh, and i checked the bentley--19.11 appears to indicate the presence of a sealing ring (don't think i have one of these either), but no mention of a gasket.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just a O ring
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i got it figured out. thanks, alaric--yes, just a fat o-ring.

i vote for a cancellation of this show. or can we at least get a new host?
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