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11-04-2016, 08:25 AM | #1 |
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49-53 Water Outlet/Thermostat Gasket
Gasket that comes with Speedway's nice polished aluminum water outlet [http://www.speedwaymotors.com/1949-5...eck,7313.html], not so good; better choice is one from O'Reilly's that has a peel-off sticky back - holds the thermostat in place while installing; O'Reilly P/N 35067 @ $1.99.
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11-04-2016, 09:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: 49-53 Water Outlet/Thermostat Gasket
A lot of the big-box places sell 350 Chev gaskets as for the flathead. Yeah, they "fit", but hang out all around. That O'Reilly gasket doesn't look right either.
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11-04-2016, 10:41 AM | #3 |
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Re: 49-53 Water Outlet/Thermostat Gasket
After years of making my own. I just gave up and bought a couple at the local "Auto Value" store. They were the kind with the "sticky stuff" on them that makes installation a lot easier, and they were the regular shape, not like those blue oddballs.
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11-04-2016, 11:03 AM | #4 |
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Re: 49-53 Water Outlet/Thermostat Gasket
Another vote for stickies. Nothing more infuriating than having your t-stat drop down at the last second because you're trying to finagle everything together holding the gasket on with the bolt threads.
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11-04-2016, 11:31 AM | #5 |
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Re: 49-53 Water Outlet/Thermostat Gasket
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I marked the O'Reilly gasket with the old one, and trimmed away the excess; nothing like success - it worked fine. |
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