Is there some kind of trick for mounting the thermostat gasket

Clean the old gasket remains you mongrel

>>17315544
I'm doing that now but I don't think it'll make a difference. It was leaking pretty bad

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>>17315572
It will you fucking idiot

The new gasket couldn't make a seal because of half of the old gasket remaining.

>>17315572
did you overtighten it and bend the metal? its EASY to do

>>17315572
This. Take a razor and scrape it all off.


then take the housing, put some fine sandpaper on a glass table, or something very smooth, wet it, and rub the housing unit its all clean.

it needs to be perfectaly smooth surface.

then buy a new gasket, dont reuse.

and dont overtorque.

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This good enough l?

>>17315584
>razor
No, use a hard plastic, not something that'll gouge the metal. Saves you the trouble of lapping it.

>>17315572
>but I don't think it'll make a difference
You might want to stick to paying a shop to do your maintenance.

>>17315606
No. It has to be completely clean.

>>17315606
no both sides need to be shiny

once you get it clean and shiny spray the new gasket down with WD-40 so it doesn't stick like the old one is.

>>17315642
>>17315626

Yeah well I just put it back on and it's not leaking anymore so you can take your old wives tale mechanic tips and shove it.

>>17315653
0/10 terrible

>>17315653
>it's not leaking anymore
yet*

>>17315659
Not even kidding, but thanks for the help boyos. Btw I really did try to scrape a lot of it off but the Miata forums are very persistent on the fact that I should not scratch the surface or I'm triple fucked. Knowing my genetics, I have to take the bare minimum
And it seems to be working now

>>17315668
>Knowing my genetics, I have to take the bare minimum

What kind of a mongoloid are you?