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Date:         Fri, 29 Sep 2000 07:38:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Bob O'Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob O'Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
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Jeffrey R (Oxroad@aol.com) said on the date of 9/28/00 3:23 PM

>You mean to tell me you have to remove the entire thermostat housing to >replace the thermostat. Not that that's a huge deal--but I just waited a >total of a week for the new thermostat and new gasket for the thermostat >assuming I could drop the bottom of the thermostat housing and replace the >old thermostat. But that bottom doesn't seem to want to clear the exhaust >manifold. I can't get the bottom of the housing off with the water pump, >thermostat housing, and exhaust manafold installed. Am I doing something >wrong?

I remember having to pull the exhaust pipe off, which wasn't too much of a chore......

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Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus, OH vanagon@columbus.rr.com 99 A3 Jetta TDI 85GL with basic Westy interior 74 Bus (Dad's) 72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid 11/00 Kid! 52 House


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