Replace the thermostat

[KCP]

Hi
   I followed the great walk though my T J G to replace the thermostat on my golf 1.8t AGU
a of bit difference. But when I took the thermostat housing off there was no thermostat  so I put the new one in then I put the o ring on and then the housing but I think I have put it in the wrong way I think it should have been o ring then thermostat then housing . I took it for a run and it went to 90 and stayed there and I checked it and it dose not leak.
 

[KCP]

just checked it out on the internet and the seal dose go on after the thermostat goes in  I was going to copy the one that should have been there but you never know what you will find in cars now a days or not   

[dom]

Your car had no thermostat fitted?

[mar_k]

People usually remove thermostats to cure overheating issues so keep an eye on things.

[KCP]

will do I don't know the history of the engine as I put it in last year as I bought the car as a non-runner when I took it apart I found the sparkplug had blown-up and taken the piston with it

[mcgee9t2]

this is just what I wanted to know oring then stat or stat then oring.

cheers

will be doing this tomorrow. lets hope its not a pita cause I have tomorrow off work therefore its only right to go out and have a few too many beers

[KCP]

hope it goes well

[mcgee9t2]

it did... untill i snaped my oil dip stick guide. 

also have a feeling that iv blown a fuse, accidentally touched the spanner off the starter motor +ve or something and big sparks flew everywhere. 

[KCP]

I think GSF do them for not a lot of money