Thermostat housing gasket
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TerryVB
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- Your car is a: 1980 Fiat Spider
Thermostat housing gasket
I need a thermostat housing gasket for a 1980 2000 Spider. The only place I found that carries them is Auto Ricambi and they're out of stock. Would appreciate any info on other sources for the gasket.
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PaulC
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- Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider 2000
- Location: Maine
Re: Thermostat housing gasket
Go old school and cut your own.
Gasket material from auto parts place, xacto knife, maybe a ball bearing to punch the holes and Bob's your uncle.
Gasket material from auto parts place, xacto knife, maybe a ball bearing to punch the holes and Bob's your uncle.
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spider2081
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- Your car is a: 1981 Spider 2000
- Location: Wallingford,CT
Re: Thermostat housing gasket
I believe a 1980 Spider does not have the thermostat in the head. It is located in the radiator hoses on the exhaust side of the engine.I need a thermostat housing gasket for a 1980 2000 Spider
I don't think there is a flat paper like gasket for the extension that goes on the head to the coolant "T" I think that uses a rectangle shaped "O" ring seal. The seal goes in the head before the extension is bolted on. Like most "O" rings it depends on compression to make the seal effective.