colo-pr
Member
- Jun 17, 2019
- 63
- Boat Info
- 2006 Sea Ray 200 Sundeck. 2019 RAM 1500 and 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Engines
- Mercury EFI 5.0 v8
Hi guys,
Last October I did the winterizing of my "new to me" Sundeck 200 and because I wanted to be anal (plus this is an investment hard to afford) after the drain I did the Anti-freeze removing the thermostat and hoses to fill everything. I noticed that is a good time to replace the thermostat gasket because came apart when remove the thermostat which I bought and I am going to do this weekend. when shopping I did not found the gasket alone and bought the new thermostat with includes the gasket.
Now my question is, should I change the thermostat now that Ill be working there? One side of my brain says "Yes, doesn't hurt anything have a new part, and save the old one just in case" but the other side of my brain says "Dont change something that is working fine, you dont even know if the new one is the same quality, have the same specs, etc"
The boat is 2006 and I dont know if the thermostat has been replaced by the previous owner.
So, I am debating on that, any suggestion? for a mechanic even better.
Last October I did the winterizing of my "new to me" Sundeck 200 and because I wanted to be anal (plus this is an investment hard to afford) after the drain I did the Anti-freeze removing the thermostat and hoses to fill everything. I noticed that is a good time to replace the thermostat gasket because came apart when remove the thermostat which I bought and I am going to do this weekend. when shopping I did not found the gasket alone and bought the new thermostat with includes the gasket.
Now my question is, should I change the thermostat now that Ill be working there? One side of my brain says "Yes, doesn't hurt anything have a new part, and save the old one just in case" but the other side of my brain says "Dont change something that is working fine, you dont even know if the new one is the same quality, have the same specs, etc"
The boat is 2006 and I dont know if the thermostat has been replaced by the previous owner.
So, I am debating on that, any suggestion? for a mechanic even better.