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Help with thermostat, stat!
Today I removed my radiator and cleaned out the fins on my. Tomorrow I'm going to do a chemical flush of the thing. After the flush I'll fill it up with nice clean fluid. Before I refill it and get on the road to MI, I'd like to change my thermostat.
How do I change the thermostat (a how to, please)? Does it require removing timing belt cover? Anybody have a part #? Are they easy to find/common? Thanks in advance. -Mat
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EZ job Mat
The lower radiator hose enters the engine at a housing with two bolts. After you've drained the radiator, remove those two bolts and there is the t-stat. Get a Subaru part as parts store varieties are often incorrect. Also get the gasket. The t-stat will have a small floating pin in the flange above the stopper. This pin has to be located above the stopper when you put the t-stat in. Clean the lip on the housing that the gasket sits in, install the t-stat (confirm that the t-sta is installed in the direction of flow, it is marked) and bolt it back in with the two bolts. Re-connect the radiator hose and re-fill the system with coolant.
Todd
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Nice how-to. When I replaced my thermostat it actually came with a gasket. Now I have an extra.
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Thanks
You da man, Todd! Gonna call Subaru now and see if they have any.
-Mat
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Time for my very own long list of mods: 92 SVX LS-L - Ebony Pearl - 2002 WRX 5MT trans w/STi gearset (rebuilt & installed myself ) - BMW E46 HID retrofit - Kenwood Headunit - Phoenix Gold 75x4 RMS amp - Alpine Type R 6.5" front components - Alpine Type R 6x9 3way rear speakers - 18"x9" Rota G-Force wheels w/225/40ZR18 Toyo T1R's - Mychailo's custom springs - Urethane front & rear sway bar bushings - KC exhaust (2.5" dual magnaflow) - Escaine seat swap - Removed Spoiler I don't care if Subaru says it's STI...it will always be STi to me |
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Are you heading back to MI soon Mat? Mini-meet at my house with you Kettering boys once you get settled.
Todd
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yup yup
Be back in MI on the 5th, but I'll be busy with school stuff until at least that 12th. Possibly the first 2 weeks I'll just be swamped. A meet would be cool. We'll have 3 coming from KU, yourself, and a few from the detroit area possibly? Maybe we can just hang out with the i-club guys.
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Time for my very own long list of mods: 92 SVX LS-L - Ebony Pearl - 2002 WRX 5MT trans w/STi gearset (rebuilt & installed myself ) - BMW E46 HID retrofit - Kenwood Headunit - Phoenix Gold 75x4 RMS amp - Alpine Type R 6.5" front components - Alpine Type R 6x9 3way rear speakers - 18"x9" Rota G-Force wheels w/225/40ZR18 Toyo T1R's - Mychailo's custom springs - Urethane front & rear sway bar bushings - KC exhaust (2.5" dual magnaflow) - Escaine seat swap - Removed Spoiler I don't care if Subaru says it's STI...it will always be STi to me |
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ROADTRIP
for the SVX owner from da 'burgh.
I'll let you know Mike. Todd
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sweet
I smell meat cooking!
Oh, wait...I meant that I smell a meet cooking! :-)
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Time for my very own long list of mods: 92 SVX LS-L - Ebony Pearl - 2002 WRX 5MT trans w/STi gearset (rebuilt & installed myself ) - BMW E46 HID retrofit - Kenwood Headunit - Phoenix Gold 75x4 RMS amp - Alpine Type R 6.5" front components - Alpine Type R 6x9 3way rear speakers - 18"x9" Rota G-Force wheels w/225/40ZR18 Toyo T1R's - Mychailo's custom springs - Urethane front & rear sway bar bushings - KC exhaust (2.5" dual magnaflow) - Escaine seat swap - Removed Spoiler I don't care if Subaru says it's STI...it will always be STi to me |
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