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

[John Cunningham]

Lol. With the adventures I've had lately the T-stat bolts are practically located on the outside of the car. I dream of changing the T-stat - seems like a joyful wundertask in comparison to what I've had to be up to... Frozen visco fan, broken off EM bolts in the head, all the hassles of the TB service and 17 yr old never been removed fittings, all the finger threading tedium of the whole RS2 process... Bending and threading through new brake hard lines Etc.... Take joy in my pain cuz believe me there are way worse things than that easy peasy T-stat!!

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On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:14, John Karasaki <johnkarasaki at msn.com> wrote:

> 
> 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!
> 
> Sent from my iPod
> 
> 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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