thermostat

On the 2.8 mpfi, what all do you have to remove to get to the damn thermostat? I can't see it but i don't want to tear the whole top of the motor apart looking for it.

Should just be under the water neck...follow your radiator hose.

its the aluminum piece connected to the top motor. be careful w. the bolt, i broke a bolt on it.. had to drill it out.. real crappy. soak that thing with WD-40 or something real good.

i'm pretty sure the 2.8 is just like the 3.1 I used to have. If i remember correctly i had to remove the intake ducting, take off the top of the intake plenum (i think it was 8 bolts around the perimeter) and that involved removing a bracket (dont remember what it was for). and then you can access the thermostat housing right below it.

not as easy as a bigger v8 engine.

bracket is for A/C housing. Found out the stat wasn't the problem after all, so i'm saving myself the headache and not messing with the fuel injection system. I just needed new hoses. Changed they belt while i was at it.