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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr.Scientist" data-source="post: 883084" data-attributes="member: 15084">The thermostat gasket on my 94 GT was leaking, so I figured I'd replace the thermostat and gasket. I was having a hard time getting the gap closed up on the right hand side, between the new gasket and the thermostat housing. It had what looked to be like a 1/8" gap still in there. And when I took it off, the bolt was really in there. I mean really in there. So maybe the last guy had the same problem? Anyway, I tried to tighten that bolt back down as much as it was tightened to begin with, in an attempt to close that tiny gap. Well I snapped the shoulder of the thermostat housing. Is this something that is fairly common? Do they finally get weak after too many heat cycles? It looks like it was just crappy cast aluminum.</blockquote>