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New 170 degree thermostat

boynty77

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I just bought this, is there any tricks or gotchas to install it or is it just like a normal thermostat install?
 

UNBROKEN

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Pretty simple. Pull the airbox out and then the bracket it bolts to. Pop off the t-stat cover, remove the o-ring and t-stat then put it back together with the new one. You’ll lose a bit of coolant...IMHO not enough to warrant buying more coolant. Just top it off with distilled water and go.
 

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UNBROKEN said:
Pretty simple. Pull the airbox out and then the bracket it bolts to. Pop off the t-stat cover, remove the o-ring and t-stat then put it back together with the new one. You’ll lose a bit of coolant...IMHO not enough to warrant buying more coolant. Just top it off with distilled water and go.
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Not to pull a dead thread, but did you have to burp the system after Unbroken?
 

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Not to pull a dead thread, but did you have to burp the system after Unbroken?
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On my Ford Flex, you would rev the engine to 3,000K to 3,500K for 35 to 50 sec to burp the system.
 

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