Its been absolutely freezing up here in the Northeast and I have noticed that the heat in my '00 focus doesnt seem to be kicking in as good as it should. I decided to replace the thermostat with a new one to see if it that would remedy the problem. well i ended up getting a 180 degree one because thats all they had in stock and i noticed that there was this black rubber seal around the endge tht the original motorcraft t-stat didn't have. i tried to install it but the damn seal wouldnt let the new t-stat seat itself correctly. i ended up removing it and at that point the t-stat seated perfectly.
so my questions are, was that black rubber seal supposed to be on there, even though it caused the t-stat to not be able to be installed correctly? and also, would running a 180 degree t-stat hurt my '00 focus lx? Thanks in advance
here is a link to a picture of the black rubber seal on the t-stat. the one i purchased is identical except that it was the 180 degree model made by Stant
http://www.autozone.com/images/products/cst/cst3829003.jpg
so my questions are, was that black rubber seal supposed to be on there, even though it caused the t-stat to not be able to be installed correctly? and also, would running a 180 degree t-stat hurt my '00 focus lx? Thanks in advance
here is a link to a picture of the black rubber seal on the t-stat. the one i purchased is identical except that it was the 180 degree model made by Stant
http://www.autozone.com/images/products/cst/cst3829003.jpg
