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josh
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5/16/2002
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how do you install a thermostat please help
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kevster
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5/16/2002
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what motor size and year of Dak do you have,?
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josh
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5/17/2002
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Whats up Kevster ,I have a 99 dak with a 318.
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handi2
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5/17/2002
20:42:37
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Follow your upper radiator hose to the top of the engine. The hose slips over the thermostat housing. You can remove the hose by loosening the clamp or leave it on.
Their will be 2 bolts holding the thermostat housing to the engine. Remove these 2 bolts.
Notice the position of the thermostat. Remove the thermostat. Stuff a rag in the opening of the engine and scrape off the old gasket. Scrape off any gasket on the thermostat housing.
Install the new thermostat the same way the old one came out. Put a little grease on the housing to hold the gasket in place. Bolt everything back up the same way it came off.
Make sure your radiator is full, crank it up, let it get warm and check for leaks. You should'nt have any.
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kevster
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5/17/2002
20:55:15
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Yeah baby, but drain some coolant befor you remove housing from manifold..
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kota318
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5/19/2002
20:57:52
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hey guys, i was thinking of installing the 180 t-stat also, but im worried about passing emmisons test. will the 180 affect smgging my truck, i live in california, if that helps.
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R/Truck
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5/20/2002
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Yes it will, but not enough to fail your emmisions test. A hotter engine will burn cleaner but not perform better.
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kota318
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5/20/2002
14:05:22
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R/Truck, thanks for the replay, so, do you think i should go ahead and change it out or just leave it alone. are you sure it wont cause me to fail the test?
thanks
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R/Truck
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5/20/2002
14:49:12
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Change it out, you will not fail the test. The trucks run so clean to begin with it should not be an issue.
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mannyzamora
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5/20/2002
15:02:04
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Hay kota 318 where in cali are from? I live in the Sac area. As in to your smog question I don't think you should have any problems passing smog. Just to give you an example, I had to smog my sixer last june and I have a v-8 tb, modified intake man, 180 stat, jet st2, homebrew intake, custem 2 1/4 y-pipe, flow dl ex, with the stoke cat and I took it to friends shop and had him do a pre-test. It was burning cleaner than it did the first time i had to smog it. And the first time I did not have all the engine mods.
manuel i zamora
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Daryl
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5/20/2002
22:32:55
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Manny, how did that Jet stage 2 chip work for you?
As for thermostat, I can get a thermostat from Auto Zone in So Cal. But, no gasket. where can i get one?
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mannyzamora
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5/21/2002
02:58:06
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You can most likely get a gasket at kragons.
As in the jet, the first one I ordered worked alright for about 5 months, until it self destructed. I called jet to tell them the problem and they told me to send it back with as much info on my truck as possible. So I did and the new chip worked great! Good power, good torque and overall performance. And most important for me since I open track roadrace my Dak is that the speed limiter has been eliminated. Two weeks ago I was comming from my parents house in the bay area and as I came towards hwy80, some guy in a prelude wanted to run, so we did. There was a point where we were just about side by side, I was turning about 4300rpm and my speedo was burried. I do not have any idea how fast we were going but it had to be close to 130 or so. he eventually pulled slowly away. That damm ricer was fast!!
manuel i zamora
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kota318
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5/21/2002
19:43:45
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hey, thanks for the advice. i think ill put one on this week some time. now, can you tell me how to do it? thanks for your input
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Chris250
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5/21/2002
21:13:37
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I was planning on putting a 180 t-stat in my '01 4.7 auto. No shops around can find it.Does anyone know the part number for the Robert Shaw, and perhaps the gasket to go along?
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daryl
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5/21/2002
21:20:46
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I just bought the thermostat at Auto Zone today.
I have '99 318
Robert Shaw 755-180
gasket had to get from dealer for $2.75
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kota318
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5/21/2002
23:10:20
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cant you just us the stock gasket for the new t-stat?
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mannyzamora
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5/21/2002
23:15:13
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yes you can use the stock replacement gasket. they should have it at autozone.
manuel i zamora
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Daryl
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5/22/2002
00:48:34
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the gasket I got from the dealer is stock. Auto Zone didnt have one. Just change it for a new one. If you reuse it, you run risk of a leak. be sure to scrape old one away completly!
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Daryl
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5/22/2002
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the gasket I got from the dealer is stock. Auto Zone didnt have one. Just change it for a new one. If you reuse it, you run risk of a leak. be sure to scrape old one away completly!
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