I?m putting together the thermostat housing on my 1985 Mercruiser 260 hp. Raw water cooled (not a closed cooling system). Boat didn?t have the housing when I got it, so I?m not sure exactly how a couple of the parts go together.
1st question is concerning the thermostat sleeve. It?s the brass colored thing in the photos. It has a sort of lip on one end of it and is open on the other end. Which end goes into the housing first? Is it like picture #1 where the lipped end goes down into the housing or like picture #2 where the lipped end is at the top of the housing and the open end goes in first?
1st question is concerning the thermostat sleeve. It?s the brass colored thing in the photos. It has a sort of lip on one end of it and is open on the other end. Which end goes into the housing first? Is it like picture #1 where the lipped end goes down into the housing or like picture #2 where the lipped end is at the top of the housing and the open end goes in first?
