86.5 thermostat

[drivinthasupra]

how hard is it to replace the thermostat for a 1986.5 supra??

[ahmedootie]

hey bro, its not that hard...i took a pic offa ebay and pointed out where it is, its just a coupla bolts, shouldn't take more than 10 minutes if u kno wut ur doin...
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[ahmedootie]

lets c if this works...

[ahmedootie]

nope i am incompitent and cannot post pics... lol, its tha silver thing at tha end of tha radiator hose, between ur fan and ur engine

[drivinthasupra]

can yall please get a pic up

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[Jeeves]

Ok, it's simple.

Look at the fronf of your motor. See the large hose that comes off the radiator, and makes a 90º bend to the left and then goes into a metal part on the front of the motor? Take all the hoses, and bolts out of that rounded metal cover and immediately behind it is the thermostat. Be prepared to get coolant all over stuff, and be sure to have some to top off the radiator when done.

Simply remove the hoses, and 2 (I think it was just two) bolts holding that housing together, and wa-lah it comes off and the thermostat is sitting right there.

ahmedootie, You cannot link to images on YOUR computer. They have to be hosted somewhere on the internet to link them to this forum.

drivinthasupra, Actually, it is [.img] [./img]. Forums use what is called "BBCode". Some allow HTML but not all. BBCode is generally easier, and doesn't open the forum up to wannabe HTML/JS Hackers like HTML possibly could.

[drivinthasupra]

my dad said that the thermo is clogged....or something...cuz the motor keeps getting really hot..like red zone hot...so he said he just gonna replace it

btw how do u take the friggin air filter housing (or w/e its called) off?

[Jeeves]

Do you mean "how do you open it?" or "how do you remove it?"

IIRC, you need to pull the filter element and under it are some bolts bolting the black box to the metal of the engine bay.

[drivinthasupra]

IIRC?
i took wat look liked all the bolts off and it still wouldnt come out....poo.....i got another question as well...........when i turn the wheel all the way to either side it makes a knocking sound.........help me out

[ahmedootie]

could quite possibly b ur CV joint

[Jeeves]

IIRC = If I Recall Correctly.

What wouldn't come out? The thermostat? Did you get the cover off?

The sound is probably you either 1) Reaching the extents of the rack, or if it's while turning it could be that your CV boots are ripped and the CV grease is all gone and your CV joints are going out.

[drivinthasupra]

i got the thermo out.....its the intake that i cant get out

[Jeeves]

Look harder is about all I can tell you. It was the first mod I did to my car more than 4 years ago.

[drivinthasupra]

where are the CV boots?

[Jeeves]

CV Boots