Thermostat Install

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TAZZY5307
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I have a 1990 T-Bird, 3.8 Engine, with about 120K miles on it. This car has a small leak from the Thermostat Housing (bottom section).

I've replaced the housing and the thermostat and no luck - the dripping still ocurs!

Is there a special way the thermostat needs to be installed?

I'm going crazy here!

Tony
Sep 5, 2007 at 10:15 PM
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[quote:176138bdb7="Tazzy5307"]I have a 1990 T-Bird, 3.8 Engine, with about 120K miles on it. This car has a small leak from the Thermostat Housing (bottom section).

I've replaced the housing and the thermostat and no luck - the dripping still ocurs!

Is there a special way the thermostat needs to be installed?

I'm going crazy here!

Tony[/quote:176138bdb7]

If it has a jiggle valve on it and normally it has an indentation within the housing to install it correctly.-could be a miniature crack on the manifold.
Sep 6, 2007 at 12:16 AM
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