Hi all, I have an 01 Cobra that has been a nightmare to be honest. I "fix" one thing, it either comes back or something new, or both. I'm moving for work and I'm tired of losing so much money on a car that I thought was going to be a well maintained example, so I'm just needing to sell it. I've spent nearly 5k in maintenance, and now my latest issue popped out of nowhere and I can't get it to stop. The car will steadily overheat after driving. I've replaced water pump, thermostat, vacuum bled coolant, nothing. Car has been compression tested and yielded healthy results. When I had the car vacuum bled, Christian Brothers claimed it was still overheating and it was due to the thermostat not opening properly. It's a brand new Gates unit. In the sake of just getting the car to a driving state, I'm just going to delete the thermostat. I've read a couple other threads of people having similar issues and finding luck in deleting theirs. I've read all the "don't do it" info, I'm well aware of why you don't, but so long as I can't get a brand new thermostat to actually do what it's supposed to, I don't have the time or money to consider other options. So my question is how do I do it properly. Do I keep the rubber o ring in place? Should I get a gasket to put between the two pieces of the housing? How have other people had luck in sealing their thermostat housing after deleting. I've already spent so much on coolant, I don't feel like winging it and seeing what holds. I understand if you think I'm an idiot for doing this, and I'll be plenty transparent with the buyer when I can find one, but I need the car running and gone. I've babied all my cars, this one is no exception. I just can't believe I'm almost terminator money into a stock n/a '01 and it's still a miserable car to drive and own. If you've had a good reliable life with your cobra I'm happy for you, I've not been so lucky. Thanks for any input, y'all have been a great community to be a part of. One day I'll have the resources to revisit, unfortunately that's not today.