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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CobraRGuy" data-source="post: 1586018" data-attributes="member: 24211">I used a large, flat, single cut (as opposed to a bastard) file to make the mating surface of the housing perfectly flat. I used a Fel-Pro gasket and coated it with Permatex Permashield gasket dressing & sealant (#85420). This stuff is great! It is non-adhesive and non- hardening. Also consider using flange bolts to spread the force out. I can remove things like water pumps, re-use the gaskets, and never EVER have leaks. Be sure to coat the inside edge of the gaskets, as fluids can pass through to the outside, creating seepage.The issue I've been having recently has been finding a right angle molded hose with different sizes on each end (WTF?) that's long enough to reach from the water pump to the tstat housing with the new Trick Flow carb-style EFI intake.I'm resolving this by using a press-in hose fitting on the tstat housing that reduces the size to be the same as on the water pump. There are lots of 90 degree molded hoses that are plenty long enough to reach now. Voila! Problem solved.CobraRGuy</blockquote>