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- Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:00 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Thermostat Housing Removal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2551
Re: Thermostat Housing Removal
Thanks guys. Further silly question....when hacksawing, presumably cutting down the housing next to the studs (and stopping when close to the head!), and then lifting the centre of the housing, or cutting across close to the stud and head towards the stud? You have to laugh....so much for my view of...
- Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:09 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Thermostat Housing Removal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2551
Re: Thermostat Housing Removal
Thanks. I am persevering! I had toyed with locking down two nuts to extract the studs, but my guess is that if the housing is stuck this fast with crud, then in all liklihood the studs will sheer off if I try to remove....then I am completely banjaxed!, although I guess they are going to have to com...
- Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:37 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Thermostat Housing Removal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2551
Thermostat Housing Removal
There has to be an easier way :-? My 1098 overheated this week - top of rad hot, lower cold. Aha...thermostat I said. Easy peezy, three bolts, little tap, out with the old in with the new. Little taps turned into big taps, WD40 and then I gave up and read posts here. Toilet cleaner has been sprayed,...
- Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:37 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Thermostat Housing Removal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 415
Thermostat Housing Removal
There has to be an easier way :-? My 1098 overheated this week - top of rad hot, lower cold. Aha...thermostat I said. Easy peezy, three bolts, little tap, out with the old in with the new. Little taps turned into big taps, WD40 and then I gave up and read posts here. Toilet cleaner has been sprayed,...
- Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:50 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Replacing SU fuel pump outlet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2038
Re: Replacing SU fuel pump outlet
Certainly not a dumb question, as I am probably about to ask an even dumber one. Just replaced a faulty fuel pump (not sure which SU type on the car originally, but it had two terminals at the top rather than one) with what appears to be an SU L type. It is much longer in body than the previous, so ...