To blow all the $hit out of the way near the opening B4 you pull the t-stat
housing off.
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Kenneth Eng
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:54 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: DML: RE: 180 t-stat installation questions
Just curious, what is the can of compressed air for?
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Aurelio Lopez
>Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 2:53 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: 180 t-stat installation questions
>
>
>Thanks all for your responses and help. Bernd - the document
>you sent is gold,
>Thanks.
>
>I went out to Auto Zone and picked up the parts I needed.
>Spent a total of $25
>and most of it was on the gasket sealer, a 5 gallon drum to
>save the coolant and
>a can of compressed air. I got the Robert Shaw Generation 2 t-stat p/n
>GT755-180.
>
>Now I've got to wait 'till the engine cools down to install it.
>Thanks DML!
>
>Aurelio
>
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>Kenneth Eng wrote:
>
>> Aurelio,
>>
>> I just installed the 180 T-stat on my 98 V6 this past
>Sunday. You really do
>> not need to remove anything in the engine bay to do the
>swap. This is
>> assuming the original gasket comes off cleanly. For me I
>had to take the
>> alternator off its bracket and move it aside so that I can
>reach in to
>> scrape the old gasket off with a safety razor. Removing the
>old gasket from
>> the housing and engine block was the most time consuming
>part of the swap.
>> If the gasket comes off cleanly just swap out the stock
>thermostat put in
>> the new one and reattach the housing with a new gasket.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> >[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Aurelio Lopez
>> >Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 12:18 AM
>> >To: DML
>> >Subject: DML: 180 t-stat installation questions
>> >
>> >
>> >This might seem like a dumb question to most of
>> >you and I apologize ahead of time.
>> >
>> >Is there an easier way to replace the t-stat on
>> >a V6 3.9L? The installation instructions on the
>> >DML website (
>> >http://www.dakota-truck.net/UPGRADES/TSTAT/index.html
>> >) talk about moving most all front engine bay
>> >items out of the way. It seemed to me the actual
>> >t-stat installation was less complicated then
>> >moving all these items. I can see the t-stat
>> >housing clearly, could I just un-bolt it and
>> >install the new one?
>> >
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