ok, on the highway i never get problems, and if i stick the car in neutral and coast down an off ramp, the car goes down from 220 to 200 for example. I got a direct replacement fan switch. The fan turns on at 180 i think...thats probably wrong im gonna see for sure when it turns on tomorrow.

the car does get hot in stop & go traffic, but its been around 90+ all summer so that might be making it worse.

btw, that bolt is a pain, i used a regular wrench and it took me about 15 minutes, there isnt much you can do to make it go faster. The RTV gets in the bolt thread and doesnt allow you to unscrew it with your hands

Thank You Dantheman

yah thats what i figured a wrench would be needed to take that back bolt out.

What I will probley do is get a ratchet wrench may make it a little faster to take out.

i started a new thread on this therostat bolt with TPI setup and they are say to take the TPI plen off.

I dont want to do that if i dont have too.


Again thanks for info

Repzard

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taking off the TPI would take even longer so they dont know what they are taking about

Yea just a regular 9/16ths boxed ended wrench and a lot of patience. I gotta go do mine over again since its leaking after swapping the thermostat.

If you read what the rtv tube says, you are supposed to put it on, let it set for 15 min, to get tacky, then put it all together and let it set overnight.
Now I don't know about yall, but I don't have the pactience or time for that at work.
If you are squishing silicone out of your seal think about what is being squished into the engine. If you let it set long enought that it dries completely you sould be fine. If not the fluid running past it will pull it away form that joint/gasket. Then you circulat silicone thru your engine.
All you need is enough to seal. A think coat on both sides works best.
I never put down a bead and let is squish. I always spread it thin.
Put my parts on and drive. Haven't had a problem.
Oil, pans, t-stats, front covers, diffs.
I don't use silicone a lot but it works if you use it right.

I have an aluminum gasket. it works great and no more rtv... http://performanceparts.com/part.php?partID=183187

If you are getting enough rtv on the bolt that you can't take it off by hand you are using to much.
I have never relied on rtv, (don't get me wrong it works great if used right) because I see it this way. Before RTV was made what do you think people used to do to fix leaks?
They put new gaskets on.
Problem solved.

well it didnt seal even with RTV. It ended up being the thermostat housing was cracked so small i couldn't see it but it was enough to start a leak. I bought a new housing and a genuine GM gasket with some silicone sealer already on it. So far no more leaks. Im keeping my fingers crossed. Just remember guys to not over tighten those bolts. You WILL crack the thermostat housing.