i need some help changing my thermostat in my 90' 240sx ka24e
i'll keep looking around for a way to do it
im stupid and dont know if its on top or bottom car--> <--me
thermostat
Re: thermostat (spyin.inu)
Where the bottom radiator hose goes into the engine....three bolts hold the housing on ....it pops off , the hose with it. (Or you can remove the hose first, which is a better idea but i thought it would help to illustrate)
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Portugese Bend
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A couple of tips since I just did this to my KA24DE...
the bolt under the housing was tricky to get to. I had to find the right length socket extension to reach it. When reassembling the housing, I found it easier to put that bolt on first through the hole before I put the housing on. Otherwise, it's near impossible to see.
And if your thermostat has a nipple to let trapped air escape, make sure it is up when you place the thermostat on.
the bolt under the housing was tricky to get to. I had to find the right length socket extension to reach it. When reassembling the housing, I found it easier to put that bolt on first through the hole before I put the housing on. Otherwise, it's near impossible to see.
And if your thermostat has a nipple to let trapped air escape, make sure it is up when you place the thermostat on.
Re: (Portugese Bend)
100% win method of thermostat install.
Boil thermostat till it opens in a pot of water, Remove thermostat, jam it full of aspirin.
Install, and fill with the radiator cap open, while the car is running.
No annoying bleeding problems, and it dissolves quite quickly restoring normal thermostat function ^_^
Plus your car is headache free
Boil thermostat till it opens in a pot of water, Remove thermostat, jam it full of aspirin.
Install, and fill with the radiator cap open, while the car is running.
No annoying bleeding problems, and it dissolves quite quickly restoring normal thermostat function ^_^
Plus your car is headache free
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spyin.inu
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Re: (Chukidori)
you joking about the aspirin?Chukidori wrote:100% win method of thermostat install.
Boil thermostat till it opens in a pot of water, Remove thermostat, jam it full of aspirin.
Install, and fill with the radiator cap open, while the car is running.
No annoying bleeding problems, and it dissolves quite quickly restoring normal thermostat function ^_^
Plus your car is headache free
Re: (spyin.inu)
Nope
A Nissan tech told me about it but its actually an old redneck trick...Like cleaning ur pullies with powdered Ajax ^_^
A Nissan tech told me about it but its actually an old redneck trick...Like cleaning ur pullies with powdered Ajax ^_^
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spyin.inu
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Re: (Chukidori)
cooli'll print this out then for tomorrow with the lightChukidori wrote:Nope
A Nissan tech told me about it but its actually an old redneck trick...Like cleaning ur pullies with powdered Ajax ^_^
thank you so much
Re: (spyin.inu)
Yeah...All it does is keeps the thermostat pried open so when you fill it, air doesnt get trapped behind it...which is why you should fill it with the cooling system fairly empty and the engine running so it doesnt start dissolving the moment you close the housing..but rather only when you start to fill it
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spyin.inu
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Re: (Chukidori)
my thermostat unstuck itself lol