jtre
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
it is in 2 pieces, so yes (im talking about the part with the 90 elbow that the upper rad hose connects to) mine is 90 degrees but can i replace it with a 45 degree one?Are you sure the T-stat housing is cracked? It's very common to have a leak from the housing due to the T-stat slipping down as it's installed. If the T-stat slips down, it keeps the housing from contacting the intake, leaving a big gap to leak. The trick to putting that on is to use RTV on the housing side of the T-stat, to make it stay, and let it set up a little, say a good 15 minutes. Put fresh RTV on the intake side just before attaching the assembly.