[V8] torx fasteners on thermostat housing

[Mike Arman]

Be really careful with these Torx fasteners, and be very sure the driver seats fully and square. 
After they've been in place for two decades, they can get kinda stuck.


Somehow I managed to fumble one and drop it into the water passage. I had this awful vision of 
having to pull and strip the engine, then holding the block over my head and shaking it to retrieve 
the fastener  . . .

Or as the manual says "R&R alles".


I got REAL lucky - it came to rest on some kind of a "shelf" or something, and a magnetic pick-up 
stick lifted it right back out. I started breathing again about that time.


Best Regards,

Mike Arman
90V8Q, other stuff