changing thermostat

[jimbob-mcgrew]

might sound a bit funny, as ive changed gearbox's, cambelts and a couple engines, alongside other things, but never changed a thermostat lol (the cowboy I am)

on the 13S engine, is there enough room to change it without taking the cambelt off ?

and will I need a new gasket for re-fitting or do I use the same liquid gasket sealer used on waterpumps ?

cheers :thumb:

[kent14sr]

Correct way is cambelt off, although I have done one many times on a 1300 without although its rather fiddly. The cambelt rear cover allows access to the two housing bolts on a 1300, but on 1400/1600's it doesnt.

You need a rubber sealing ring, and I use Hylomar to seal the housing to the block. Never had a problem with that.

[Edd]

I've never taken the belt off

[jimbob-mcgrew]

cheers, I have some of that hylomar.
i'll have a go with the belt still on.

Im having temperature issues.
I wanted to run it stat-less for a few days, to see if that was the culprit

nice one chris :thumb:

[jimbob-mcgrew]

and edd :)

[garyc]

Running without a stat will cause more cooling issues. It keeps the pressure high in the head n block preventing boiling, without it there is less pressure and more boiling.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

oh really ? .... maybe I shouldn't do that in that case. cheers for the heads up gary.

I best wait for a replacement then I think :thumb: