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Offline chrismac89

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problems after refitting thermostat.
« on: 11 March 2011, 20:19 »
refitted my thermostat today but having a problem with it, it seems to be leaking from the left underneath side of the flange, any ideas to as what could be the problem?
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chris
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Re: problems after refitting thermostat.
« Reply #1 on: 11 March 2011, 20:24 »
Did you fit a new O ring?

Did you fit a new thermostat?
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Offline chrismac89

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Re: problems after refitting thermostat.
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2011, 20:40 »
yea fitted both of them, has got me stumped tbh.
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Re: problems after refitting thermostat.
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2011, 20:42 »
The thermostat housing is know to crack upon refitting, as with age and the changes in temperature they go brittle.
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Re: problems after refitting thermostat.
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2011, 20:45 »
i guess i know where next weeks wages is going then lol, cant even drive the bloody thing because the leak is that rapid is draining quite quick.
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Re: problems after refitting thermostat.
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2011, 20:46 »
Have a visual inspection before buying anything though, it may not be the thermostat housing after all. However unless you've fitted the O ring badly then it has to be the housing.
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Re: problems after refitting thermostat.
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2011, 21:33 »
You might have pinched / trapped the o-ring when you refitted it.
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