thermostat change in 4.0 SOHC
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Might even be easiest to just unbolt the intake manifold. Either I'm dumb and didn't remove the throttle body or you literally cannot unclip the temp sensors without unbolting the manifold.
fwiw, unbolting the manifold isn't really hard at all. Couple of hoses to remove and like 8 bolts to unscrew and it's off the engine.
fwiw, unbolting the manifold isn't really hard at all. Couple of hoses to remove and like 8 bolts to unscrew and it's off the engine.
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^^^good to know. I thought the sensors were incorportated into the stat housing and to unclip the sensors, manifold removal. It's been a while since I toyed with it, but I may have been thinking retardedly when frustrated with all my soldering and butchering up two engine/trans harnesses into one during my motor swap. lol.
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Yes, make sure you get the correct replacement O ring(I got mine from Ford). Seems there can be more than one. It's not that bad, but its a tight working space. 3 bolts on the therm housing and it comes off. Be careful around the wires that run from the sending units and its pretty easy-no Cave Man Wrenching! Go Easy.
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Just got done taking apart my front suspension and I toyed with my old motor...
YUP! tight space but it can be done with the manifold on it and the TB removed. What can't be done is upclipping the temp sensor pigtails just behind the stat housing. I thought they were all in the same housing....I was wrong.
YUP! tight space but it can be done with the manifold on it and the TB removed. What can't be done is upclipping the temp sensor pigtails just behind the stat housing. I thought they were all in the same housing....I was wrong.
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Ok thanks Jeremy I started to replace it today, but it started spewing more coolant then I wanted to clean up before class, so I bolted it all back together for now. Did I mention I hate not having my shop to work in! Apartment parking lots suck!
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