Going to change my thermostat soon do you guys put anti-seize on your thermostat housing bolts?on a 22re
thanks in Advance

 

Application of antiseize is a good plan

. Avoid overtightening the lubricated threads.

 

Id trust Millball, tho Ive never done anti seize on this, its probably a good idea. Inspect the threads and clean em out good. You dont need to go monkey arms on these. If the tstat leaks a lil, tighten them down again.
use the rubber grommet that goes around the tstat, dont use the gasket.

 

Absolutely. I just broke and had to drill out one of those thermostat housing bolts where the previous owner did not use anti-seize.

 

It took me a week to release those bolts, they were very tight and I was afraid to break them, after 7 days applying penetrating oiI I could remove them. I did use anti-seize in those bolt when I put them back.

 

I don`t know of any 22R series engine that has not had a thermostat bolt twist off unless it was never apart.

I had put studs in a few engines which worked quite well .

I buy different anti seize by the case it goes on most anything but head bolts and the bottom end.

Hardware that thermal cycles it is even more important