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thermostate o rings?
nils - November 10th, 2013 at 09:05 AM

Anybody know what O rings go in these thermostats? As you can see, mine leaks :mad:

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/baja53/2013/IMG308_zpse305716b.jpg

matberry - November 10th, 2013 at 09:40 AM

They need rebuilding out-of-the-box. The O'ring will be pinched and the bore scored. Strip, tidy and reassemble. I use new O-rings from a generic kit. one that fits that is hydrocarbon (oil) friendly
And I prefer to mount it up the other way, so dirt and water is'nt trying to get into the circlip etc

nils - November 10th, 2013 at 10:48 AM

Think thats where my problems started. Its always had a slight leak, so thought a rebuild with viton rings would be the go, got a lot worse:blush: I guess I got the wrong size. will feret around in some of the GJ kits at work.

vwo60 - November 10th, 2013 at 11:19 AM

You will need to measure the depth and width of the oring groove, there is a chart that will give you the correct section, work out the ID, use a Viton oring as suggested, I have two of these and they have never leaked, just lucky I suppose.

nils - November 11th, 2013 at 07:20 AM

good advice I will look into that, Cheers

wild baja - November 11th, 2013 at 11:35 AM

I would expect 60-70 Duro Nitrile Rubber O rings would be the go.