[s-cars] Thermostat and O-Ring

[Douglas Fifield]

Thanks, Dave.

Will redo it that way when the new gooseneck arrives.  On to the motor
mounts tomorrow and to wrestle with a stuck and stripped nut holding
the oil line on the top of the stock turbo.

D.

On Nov 15, 2007 9:19 PM,  <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Thermostat goes in first... gasket on top... then gooseneck.  100% for
> sure... no doubts.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
>  To: S List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>  Sent: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 8:11 pm
>  Subject: [s-cars] Thermostat and O-Ring
>
>
>
> Hedz,
>
> Continuing on in my engine guts project, I come to the thermostat
> replacement. My question is, does the O-ring go between the stat and
> the block, or the stat and the plastic gooseneck attached to the water
> hose?
>
> Both the Bentley and the Family Album show the o-ring on the topside
> (gooseneck) of the stat. However, the one I removed had the o-ring on
> the underside.
>
> I managed to hose this up further by breaking the gooseneck upon
> tightening it down after putting in the new stat (with ring on
> underside). Sigh, another part on order from the stealer.
>
> What's the consensus?
>
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Douglas in MN
95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank