My experience wasn't so fun the first time with a face full of coolant from underneath. :( The biggest problem was that the stupid sender grommet stuck in the hole and didn't come out with the sender so be ready for that. I'd just put a tub underneath to collect the drippage as much as you can and do the swap as quickly as you can. But have a needle nose plier or something similar for yanking the grommet out ready if it doesn't do so. Steven 91 Westy On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Still chasing bugs in my son's '87, and I'm going to replace it and the O2 > sensor. It's got erratic high idle, stumbling when cold, and I think it's > running rich when warmed up. > > > > Just wondering if there is a way to minimize coolant loss. > > > > There are a lot of pipes into the T-stat housing, and I can't clamp them > all > off. And, does the O-ring tend to stay in the bore and need to be hooked > out, or will it come out with the old sender? I'm going to replace it. > > > > I may just use this as an excuse to flush and replace the coolant if I'm > going to lose a lot anyway. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Stuart > |
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