Crikey that is in a crappy place, those heater pipes don’t look too good at
the welds to the plate that bolts to the thermostat housing?
Kinda happy that my Astra’s a 4-pot and the stat’s right at the front after
seeing that, even though the bottom bolt for it is completely hidden from
view and I had to just feel around for it.
Bill if you want to see if the old thermostat is shot you can put it in a
small can with water then use your torch to warm up the water. Put a
thermometer in the water and start heating the water to the temperature
with the torch. See if it opens and closes at the right temperature. Good
for another video.
good luck . I did water pump this fall on combine up in air on
planks and ladders.
and then we had to get 700 pound rad out . loader only goes so far up.
planks get slippery with coolant. why are thouse jobs on newer
stuff so complicated
On modern engines,PLEASE do avoid any silicone,rtv type gasket
dressing/makers as it will harm,and mess with most sensors..Hylomar by
Permatex,or Hondabond,Yamabond is safest with less chance of sensor ruin,or
clogs….
They’re called gas diffusers,and they diffuse the welding
gas(co2,stargon,argon,etc,) around the welding tip,and welding wire in an
even pattern while it burns/melts/welds helping to contain the heat in the
welding puddle while also protecting it,helping it to get rid of that nasty
old trash,dirt,dust,oil,mill slag left on the steel,and or welding
wire,helping the gas to prevent worm holes,impregnation,yadda yadda
yadda,etc,so forth,and so on….
LOL , Watch a YT video on the job b4 you start it if your not sure lol.
Crikey that is in a crappy place, those heater pipes don’t look too good at
the welds to the plate that bolts to the thermostat housing?
Kinda happy that my Astra’s a 4-pot and the stat’s right at the front after
seeing that, even though the bottom bolt for it is completely hidden from
view and I had to just feel around for it.
btw bill you dont need to buy the whole thermostat housing for the truck
the thermo is removable its held in by a rubber ring
while you are there bill, I’d do a performance cleanup. Clean the Throttle
body etc. did wonders on my van.
Dont use dexcool Green stuff only
Bill if you want to see if the old thermostat is shot you can put it in a
small can with water then use your torch to warm up the water. Put a
thermometer in the water and start heating the water to the temperature
with the torch. See if it opens and closes at the right temperature. Good
for another video.
new thermostat in truck too
Thermostat in the wrong place hmmmm where did the manual say it was?
another good video from bill
sweet
I would have takin one look at that and went yup garage can so this one!
That looks like more then just a knuckle buster skin flesh ect .
sunday mail day
Please call me my number is 818-457-8002
On all vehicles the top radiator hose run to the thermostat.
Well Bill you got the easy part done, cant wait for all the cursing and
swearing coming up when you bleed the air out of the system. LOL
Pretty brave tackling that job Bill, it does not look like an easy go.
Nevertheless, you are doing well with it. Good luck buddy.
good luck . I did water pump this fall on combine up in air on
planks and ladders.
and then we had to get 700 pound rad out . loader only goes so far up.
planks get slippery with coolant. why are thouse jobs on newer
stuff so complicated
Feel bad for u bill
2nd, yes
FYI, dexcool eats head gaskets
hey bill can you make the farm simulator live like sometime so we can all
play and and come to my game its Grassss need help lots $$$$$
i agree with the dex cool comments. here in the USA we call dex coool DEX
KILL. It clogs the cooling system
Bloody hell, that does look a pain in the arse to work on bill :-((
Take your time and plenty of coffee breaks to warm up a bit.
Whats your super blue goo ?
Damn looks like a big headache better grab a few budweiser
Been there done that lol. it was a turkey
lol look before u leap oh well a little extra work for nothing as long as
it works when ur done good job
On modern engines,PLEASE do avoid any silicone,rtv type gasket
dressing/makers as it will harm,and mess with most sensors..Hylomar by
Permatex,or Hondabond,Yamabond is safest with less chance of sensor ruin,or
clogs….
Changed a few thermostats in my day and I have to say I’ve never seen one
placed quite that badly… good job GM!
shudda live streamed that, idda loved to watch you curse and bitch at it as
you work on it, cause I can laugh that you gotta suffer and I dont ;)
2nd, yes
They’re called gas diffusers,and they diffuse the welding
gas(co2,stargon,argon,etc,) around the welding tip,and welding wire in an
even pattern while it burns/melts/welds helping to contain the heat in the
welding puddle while also protecting it,helping it to get rid of that nasty
old trash,dirt,dust,oil,mill slag left on the steel,and or welding
wire,helping the gas to prevent worm holes,impregnation,yadda yadda
yadda,etc,so forth,and so on….
with the long enuff quarter inch wobble extension there not bad to do, but
without that ye its a bitch
Have good weekend Bill and the families.
The car today are hard to work on.