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A gasket well/gasket combination ( 30 ) is provided, and may be particularly useful for use in a header/tank assembly ( 12 ) for a heat exchanger ( 10 ). The combination ( 30 ) includes a gasket well ( 32 ) defined by a base wall ( 36 ) and a side wall ( 38 ) extending upwardly from the base wall ( 36 ), with the side wall ( 38 ) including an upwardly opening slot ( 40 ) having a width (SW). The combination further includes an elastomeric gasket ( 34 ) shaped to be received in the gasket well ( 32 ) and compressed between the base wall ( 36 ) and a mating part to form a sealed connection. The gasket ( 34 ) includes a seal bead ( 50 ) and a locating feature ( 52 ) having a tab ( 62 ) extending outwardly from the seal bead ( 50 ) to a terminal end ( 64 ) of the tab ( 62 ), with the tab ( 62 ) having a transverse width that does not increase from the seal bead ( 50 ) to the terminal end ( 64 ). The transverse width is larger than the slot width (SW) with the tab ( 62 ) in an undeformed state. The gasket ( 34 ) is receivable in the gasket well ( 32 ) with the tab ( 62 ) pinched in the slot ( 40 ) across the transverse width to retain the gasket ( 34 ) in the gasket well ( 32 ).
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