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Originally Posted by T77911S
i seem to remember someone putting the engine Tstat back in wrong and causing heating problems so i was trying to search for it. not a fan of searching this forum. i did not find it.
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I did find one thread - 3 posts long where someone said the stat has slightly off-center fastening holes that will not allow this to occur. However, on my 1981 I remember being confused as to which way the t-stat went in until I looked at the placement of the oil flow holes in the bore and the "piston" (Tstat) and was able to align them with comfort.
Soooo, I am not really sure if you can or cannot put it in backwards. One post from one dude does not lock down that it can't be done.
911SuaCy - do you remember aligning the oil passage holes up during tstat install - or do remember the two bolt holes aligning only one way? Would be nice to put the tstat issue to bed.
I am thinking since you pulled one and re-installed another, you probably took a good look at things.