Code for Sidekick Sport

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The thermostat and its seal have arrived without paying anymore tax!

Tomorrow I will install them. The question after installing the thermostat, do I need to use any sealant to put the thermostat hosing back or not???


Why attachment does not appear???

ok thermostat 101, on old cars.


first off the car has  a 2 piece thermostat,  the brass part, (metal) and surround rubber seal.
when the car was new, the thermostat fits with seal in a perfectly machine pocket (shelf) and no sealants ever used on this car , here,ever, in fact that be step3 and they wanted to skip that step in production (a goal for sure)
after 23 years go by and poor service of the cooling system the coolant goes bad,  and critical parts then CORRODE (rust)
what we do is LOOK first.  nobody knows what you will see in side your engine. ever. only you can do that.
when removed and you carefully inspect that thermostat rim if the rim looks like new, or like the MOON surface, then with the MOON condition I use sealant.

what type of sealant is your call.
what I say to my self is what sealant last and work and is not impossible to remover later , 7 years from now .
RTV works best but is crazy hard to  remove. later.

then real answer is LOOK first. look for DAMAGE working on old cars is all about Damage. and rust tops that list.

damage in the  STAT rim  on car, and damage on the HOUSING bottom surface,
the seal , works 2 ways here, to the side rim and to the top housing. both need to seal.

That is the Stant thermostat and its rubber seal from rockauto.com.