Thermostat Cover Problem Solved

["Douglas Hurst Quebbeman" <dougq@iglou.com>]

Sorry to be such an alarmist... it's just that it's
been a few years since I'd done do much wrenching
(and it's not that much, it's just I've been busy
elsewhere)...

Anyway, once I found my 10mm combination (open end
& box-end) wrench, the box-end got right in there.

The car seems to run cooler than most listers
mention, so I assumed it had the cooler thermostat
in it. Nope. It's the 87degC one. I'm replacing it
with an 80degC one, which I intend on changing back
to a (new) hotter one in October or November.

Thermostat looks new, but the seal was totally
melted into it, and both were difficult to remove
from the block.

Looking directly at the side of the I5 block and
at the thermostat housing, what is the proper orientation
of the thermostat? The Behr that was in there was
in such that the support that holds the center part
of the device was oriented at approx. 30deg from
the vertical axis, with a negative slope. It has
an arrow on the outer edge of the device which 
was pointing in the general direction of the hose
fitting on the housing cover.

Some manuals say the support piece needs to be
exactly vertical, others show it at an angle 
like I found mine.

Which is correct?

Thanks for all the help, y'all... I buy a beer
in Colorado Springs for each of you for each
reply to one of my problems...  -dq
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-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (dougq@iglou.com)            [Call me "Doug"]
    QuattroClub USA# 4536              Audi International # 100024
       74 100LS Auto, 77 100LS Auto, 84 Coupe GT, 86 5Kcstq   
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