Repositioning the thermostat

[bugsntinas 29]

Gonna have to buy a set now then :(

never used one before but I’ll watch YouTube.

cheers for the encouragement.

 

[sheffieldcortinacentre 747]

A sharp punch should be able to loosen the remaining piece of bolt.

[GhiaMk4/5 207]

Don't buy the Chinese poo off eBay, you do get what you pay for, only problem with taps is that they are very brittle, get the right diameter hole drilled, I have a Zeus's book somewhere that gives the relevant size, use tapping fat/grease to lubricate the tap and just rotate half a turn and back it off, never force it, rotate another half turn and back off, get a taper tap if you can as it will be easier going in to the block.

Edited October 12, 2022 by GhiaMk4/5
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[GhiaMk4/5 207]

Hopefully I don't come across as a know it all, but I am a time served old school mechanical/structural engineer, I have been repairing my own vehicles since I was 17 and was ripped off by a local garage, I have never used a garage since, I hope I never have to.

 

[bugsntinas 29]

No you don’t at all.

I’m not overly mechanically minded but would rather try fix something myself before getting someone else to do it.

I appreciate the advice and help

[sheffieldcortinacentre 747]

Agree re taps I cringe when I see them being screwed in even more so when I see it being done with a cordless drill!

[bugsntinas 29]

Pardon the French but I only fkn did it :). With the use of a Dremel,drill,screwdriver and hammer I got the remains lose then managed to get a pair of modelling long nose pliers on it and pull it out. Next I need to replace a hose and then see if she still over heats but so relieved.

[sheffieldcortinacentre 747]

Great when things finally come together.

[bugsntinas 29]

12 minutes ago, sheffieldcortinacentre said:

Great when things finally come together.

slowly. When fitting the thermostat does the rubber ring go in first then the thermostat and then the clip?

 

[Deano66 242]

3 hours ago, bugsntinas said:

Pardon the French but I only fkn did it :). With the use of a Dremel,drill,screwdriver and hammer I got the remains lose then managed to get a pair of modelling long nose pliers on it and pull it out. Next I need to replace a hose and then see if she still over heats but so relieved.

 

Well done John.

[dgo 80]

52 minutes ago, bugsntinas said:

slowly. When fitting the thermostat does the rubber ring go in first then the thermostat and then the clip?

 

On mine there's a groove in the rubber ring, so you slip the ring over the edge of the thermostat and put the whole thing in as one assembly, then fit the metal clip

[bugsntinas 29]

10 minutes ago, dgo said:

On mine there's a groove in the rubber ring, so you slip the ring over the edge of the thermostat and put the whole thing in as one assembly, then fit the metal clip

I’ll check my ring tomorrow:)

 

[GhiaMk4/5 207]

I’ll check my ring tomorrow:)

That comment made me lol, good on you for getting the snapped off bolt out, hopefully everything else is easier.

[bugsntinas 29]

35 minutes ago, GhiaMk4/5 said:

I’ll check my ring tomorrow:)

That comment made me lol, good on you for getting the snapped off bolt out, hopefully everything else is easier.

good to see ya got my humour :)

weather permitting I’ll get the thermostat in tomorrow and hopefully the pipes(had cut one) and then find out if she still overheats

[dgo 80]

If the rubber seal does not have a groove in it you put the seal in first, then the thermostat, then the metal clip. Check the rubber seal has not dislodged (you can see/feel that through the outlet of the housing.

 

Also (I'm sure you don't need me to say this) but please do make sure you fit the stat the right way up i.e. with the sensor section pointing towards the engine block