
01-15-2012, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BodhiBenz1987
Thanks guys ... and a big thanks for whunter for digging out and sending two of them for me, even if they ended up not fitting! The part number I got off the side of mine, which is very hard to read so I did a rubbing of it, looks like 617 203 14 73 ... however, the EPC lists two other numbers (I will bring them up when I get home from work later). I might give it another go flattening out the surface. The funny thing is, it doesn't look that corroded ... it had one uneven spot that I tried to even out using JB Weld ... but maybe it's actually warped? I'm also still not convinced I'm putting the gasket sealer on correctly, but I don't think it should necessarily even need the sealant anyway, correct? I could probably try another round of JB Weld, flatten with a scraper and then sand with a flat block. I should have ordered about 20 of the paper gaskets, because I keep wasting them, heh.
Here are more pictures of mine: Tstat housing - a set on Flickr
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Take it to an engine machine shop, they should be able to re-surface that face for $5.00 in their spare time.
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