Any SC owners change your thermostat?

[Zu4two]

I was wondering if any of the other supercharged VX owners have changed your thermostat. Did you have to pull the blower and the manifold, or could you get to it leaving everything in place? I was looking in there, and it seems like you might be able to pull it out without having to disassemble the whole top of the motor.

Thanks for the help!

[Ldub]

I was wondering if any of the other supercharged VX owners have changed your thermostat. Did you have to pull the blower and the manifold, or could you get to it leaving everything in place? I was looking in there, and it seems like you might be able to pull it out without having to disassemble the whole top of the motor.

Thanks for the help!

This could help...:_wrench:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=21864&highlight=thermostat

This post (http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showpost.php?p=230895&postcount=6)...in this thread...http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=20541&highlight=thermostat...speaks volumes.

Search "thermostat" for more...:yesgray:

[Paul_A]

I was wondering if any of the other supercharged VX owners have changed your thermostat. Did you have to pull the blower and the manifold, or could you get to it leaving everything in place? I was looking in there, and it seems like you might be able to pull it out without having to disassemble the whole top of the motor.

Thanks for the help!

Supercharged or not... I'm afraid you'll need to lift the manifold. There's a nasty little "o ring" that goes on the heater pipe into the thermostat housing that really ought to be replaced at the same time... oh... and the intake gaskets too.