Thermostat replacement

The point goes toward the radiator. Think of it as pointing in the direction of coolant flow. The spring surrounds the sensing element. That element has to be closest to where the heat is being generated, in the engine.

Thanks. so does this look right?

If you turn them around, I suspect you will find they will not fit in the housings.

I will keep it the first way then . I am sure of the top one but the bottom will fit either way with the big bell like attachment on the end of the hose.

It looks they are both in backwards now can you please give me a picture of the full housing and how it goes onto the block/cylinder head?

The spring side of the thermostat should go toward the engine block/cylinder head.

This may help.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-thermostat

Here are some diagrams (Below) of the locations in all the engine this car came with

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

I put the housing back on like the first pics. It seems to run fine now with good heat blowing and never gets above half on the temp gage. My original problem was over heating due to the fans not kicking on and a small coolant leak around this housing. This was fixed by replacing the temp sensor on the top of the housing and replacing the thermostats and seals. I just could not remember what they looked like when I took them off. I usually take a pic before I start tearing things apart.

Good to hear, please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.

Cheers, Ken