Resolved need thermostat cover

[tomcat5157]

i recently discovered that my cars previous owner had tried to patch a leak in the thermostat cover with rtv rather than replace it. so now i need a new one to fix it. i have looked online at orielys advanced and auto zone. if someone could point me in the right direction that would be extremely helpful.

 

[Bud92gsx]

What?

 

[tomcat5157]

exactly what it said. rather i found out today that it was a crack in the housing that the previous owner tried to jbweld. needless to say it is still leaking. i have found one through the classifieds though.

 

[goldeninja20]

I am a little unsure what you mean by thermostat cover. Could you elaborate? Maybe with a picture?

 

[SexyDSM95]

Maybe you haven't found the correct part, because you are not calling it the correct thing? I am assuming you are talking about the upper or lower thermostat housing. The lower attaches to the head with 3 studs in a triangular form. There is a gasket between there.

But yea...a picture of what you are wanting to know about would be helpful.

 

[19Eclipse90]

I am assuming you are talking about the upper or lower thermostat housing. The lower attaches to the head with 3 studs in a triangular form.

...On a 1G. It is a 4-bolt rectangular pattern on a 2G.

OP said he found whatever he needed in the classifieds. Let's leave it alone.

 

[SexyDSM95]

Interesting....my eyes must be getting old pulled the info from here: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/399989-1g-thermo-2g.html

 

[19Eclipse90]

I'm not saying the 3-bolt pattern doesn't exist on the 2G head, but the 2G thermostat housing is a 4-bolt rectangular pattern. I drew on this picture to try to show that the 2G head (top) has both bolt patterns to run either a 1G or 2G thermostat housing while the 1G head (bottom) only has the pattern for the 1G thermostat housing.

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[SexyDSM95]

Ah! Thank you for the clarification that pic was most helpful. And also glad the OP found what they were looking for.

 

[tomcat5157]

hey everyone thanks for the help. it was the upper thermostat housing. the reason i called it a thermostat cover is because thats what haynes called it. but regardless i have replaced the thermostat and now my car is fine no more leaks.