[s-cars] Productive weekend (clutch hose and thermostat)

[John Karasaki]

Well two easy but extremely tedious jobs are off the check list!

At 225k miles, the clutch line blew out. Since the stock one was $100 plus shipping and the 034 one was around $90 shipped, I went with the 034. Pretty easy to remove the old line and replace it with the 034 one. But I really took my time and made sure everything was extra clean, lined up etc. I hAve a pressure bleeder, so that wasn't am issue for me.

The thermostat is really buried in there! Only the 1/4 drive, deep socket on my small ratchet would fit before hitting the pump on the front most bolt. The rear bolt was easy access with the same socket on three long extensions.

I had to hammer the old Tstat out. Not sure how old it was, but awhile from the looks of it. Followed Mockry's website pics otherwise I wouldn't have oriented it correctly.

Didn't realize how much coolant I spilled, but it was alot.

It's so nice to have the temperature gauge move when it's 40 deg F out! I'm expecting my fuel mileage to go up, too.

Did a whole bunch more cleanup stuff. It's ready for winter now!

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On Oct 21, 2012, at 2:52 PM, "Steve Voit" <stevevoit at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi S-heads:
> 
> I'm uncharacteristically unprepared for what I'm doing.  Can't get defrost
> and have coolant leak, so I pulled the heater box and am reworking with new
> core and flap servo.
> 
> 
> 
> Rather than look at codes (d'uh) I just ordered the foot/defrost servo
> because it said 'defrost'.   Come to learn that a defrost problem can also
> be the central flap servo - as this directs air to upper vents or to the
> choice made by the downstream defrost/floor servo.
> 
> 
> 
> I'm feeling stoopid now, because it's all disassembled and I don't know
> whether the servo I bought is the problem one!  Is there concensus regarding
> which servo of the two is usually the problem?  I'm thinking I might want to
> replace both as long as I'm in there, but OTOH if one of the two is usually
> the culprit, then I'll just go with it.  With everything disassembled I
> don't expect useful information from the climate control codes.
> 
> Advice? 
> 
> 95.5 S6
> 
> Steve V  Seattle
> 
> 
> 
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