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Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 08-23-2017, 12:05 PM
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Posted By cowboybilly9mile
Re: Pitted thermostat mounting surface...

If it were me, I'd clean the mating surfaces, put down a thin layer of Permatex black, and install and torque the thermostat housing before the goop skins over. I would not use JB weld.

On the...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 08-23-2017, 11:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,721
Posted By cowboybilly9mile
Re: Pitted thermostat mounting surface...

Perhaps a better question would be, why couldn't Ford have used one sender, grabbed the temp data from the PCM via the vehicle network, and fed it into a digital engine temp gauge or display rather...
Forum: 4.0 SOHC / 4.0 OHV Tech 08-23-2017, 09:10 AM
Replies: 9
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Posted By cowboybilly9mile
Re: Pitted thermostat mounting surface...

a) 1/32" = .031". If you can "just feel it with a fingernail", then realistically it's going to be under .010" and closer to the thickness of a sheet of typing paper. I'd bet you could zip it up and...
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