[DeTomaso] Bad head gasket question ?

[hoppe1 at cox.net]

When you replace the thermostat you should look inside the hole where the thermostat sits and see something that looks like a brass washer.  The cleveland thermostat needs that washer in the engine.  My car did not have one for years after the previous owner built engine.  While the engine is vated the brass is disolved.  When I bought the car I chased a cooling problem for a long time before I realized this.    It is hard to get your head in to look down but it can be done.  Rich
---- Konrad.Szwab at AlconLabs.com wrote: 
>  This is the original head gasket, I have no idea that it could be
> backwards. I had the car for 15 years, was always kind of running hot.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Daniel C Jones
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:31 AM
> To: DeTomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bad head gasket question ?
> 
> Have you verified the headgasket is not on backwards?  There should be
> a tab sticking out saying "front".  If the radiator isn't getting hot
> but the engine is, then the flow isn't getting to the radiator.  A
> headgasket blockage could do this as well as problems with the bypass
> or possibly casting debris in the water jackets.  I flushed a
> surprising amount of casting debris out of my engine when I had it
> out.
> 
> Dan Jones
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