I just broke the housing that the thermostat housing boits to no my 1998 mercury villager is this fixabie
Jan 10, 2015 at 3:56 PM
1998 Mercury Other fix
1998 MERCURY
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Nope. You gotta buy a new van!
Actually, on Ford products it's usually the thermostat housing that breaks. One of the mounting ears will crack if there's any remaining gasket material or other debris stuck under it when you tighten the bolts. Usually that housing is bolted to the intake manifold. I don't think I've ever seen one of those break. What exactly has happened? Is it just a bolt hole that's stripped or did a part of the assembly crack off?
Actually, on Ford products it's usually the thermostat housing that breaks. One of the mounting ears will crack if there's any remaining gasket material or other debris stuck under it when you tighten the bolts. Usually that housing is bolted to the intake manifold. I don't think I've ever seen one of those break. What exactly has happened? Is it just a bolt hole that's stripped or did a part of the assembly crack off?
Jan 10, 2015 at 4:10 PM
changing thermostat and part of it cracked off
Jan 10, 2015 at 4:23 PM
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Part of what? The cover that the radiator hose connects to, the thermostat, or the assembly the thermostat drops into and the cover bolts to?
Jan 10, 2015 at 4:26 PM
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SEE HOW EZ ONE IS TO POST!
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Jan 10, 2015 at 11:04 PM