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I was reminded of this the other day. Cold temperatures outside, and I noticed the tstat was sticking open - engine temperature was only getting up 1/3rd the way, and going even lower when under less load (eg going downhill)... no codes thrown, but was clearly going to eventually. So I replaced it, but the stupid thing is I did the radiator on this car and some new hoses etc in the summer, but thought at the time, well, I replaced the tstat and temp sensor a couple years back so it's probably not worth doing... apparently I was wrong! Would have saved me a bunch of work in the freezing cold plus the cost of a jug of coolant, so lesson learned! For $15, put a new one in if it's more than 2 years old when doing any cooling system work.

Also, a few tips to add in for future readers doing this... the 2 10mm bolts (ground and the hanger) I was able to access easily with a stubby 10mm gear wrench (squeezing my arm in there). The 2 13mm ones I accessed with a 13mm socket on a shortish ratchet, again working it in a void under stuff in the car. For the upper 13 mm, iirc I needed about 1.5-2" of extension. In the past I did this with longer extensions, flexes, turning corners etc... I couldn't remember exactly, but this worked fine. I did not remove anything, not even the coolant hose, but I did drain the system. Biggest issues were the tstat and housing were both stuck and took some work to break free. I used the motorad part and it seemed less "beefy" than the (presumably) saab one I pulled out. Works fine though.

• thermostat is a wear item, Snowmobile , Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:05:32 <-- Viewing This Message
  • And yet, Boris Bubbanov, Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:41:56
  • 19mm Deep Socket Works Fine, Paul from Palmyra, PA, Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:33:24
    • None of my 19mm or 3/4 would clear connector, MI-Roger , Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:05:41
  • Yup, did this job this past summer, MI-Roger , Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:33:25
    • Re: Yup, did this job this past summer, steve, Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:43:22
      • I bought it used off e-Bay, MI-Roger , Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:48:04
        • Re: I bought it used off e-Bay, steve, Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:09:50
          • Snap-On M1322, MI-Roger , Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:51:23
  • apparently time flies!, Snowmobile , Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:24:38

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