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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Ok, I am losing coolant right at my thermostat housing. So far I replaced the bottom hose as well as the clamp. Replaced the thermostat itself. While I was changing out the thermostat I looked over the housing. The plastic piece that connects to the hose and the metal part of the housing. Neither of which has any cracks, hose is on there right. I didnt see any signs of a seal, nor did I see that it was called for. So question is, should I take the housing off again and use RTV sealant to seal it?

Would this cause any problems, would it fix my problem, or do I need to do something else.

Please help, thanks.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 12:37 AM
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On the bottom of the housing there is supposed to be a gasket I just use rtv on it and it seals fine.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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Ok, I just put some RTV on the housing, hopefully it will work, will keep yall updated.

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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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Well currently I am at a lost, yesterday it seemed to be holding just fine, however today it seems like it is leaking more today than it has before.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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I had the same problem shortly after I bought my durango. I replaced the gasket and it hasnt leaked since.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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Ya, I just added RTV gasket, and it did no good
 
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