!!LOOK!! thermostat

[piayapimpstress]

Where is my thermostat located and how do i replace it, i have the replacement and a gasket and some blue silicon. can soemone take me step by step please.

[schmitey]

I will now say what I'm sure is on everyone's mind that has read your post so far...


Holy Crap! If you can't find it on a Honda...I recommend letting a QUALIFIED mechanic who knows what the hell they're doing work on it.

For the record on 99% of ALL vehicles if you follow the lower radiator hose you will find the housing (usually bolted to the block). The thermostat sits in the housing.

Also for the record, no I will not explain how to replace your thermostat. If you REALLY think you're up to it (AND you can tie your shoes) get a repair manual or go to the library.

[mwkirchner]

Originally Posted by schmitey

I will now say what I'm sure is on everyone's mind that has read your post so far...


Holy Crap! If you can't find it on a Honda...I recommend letting a QUALIFIED mechanic who knows what the hell they're doing work on it.

For the record on 99% of ALL vehicles if you follow the upper radiator hose you will find the housing (usually bolted to the block). The thermostat sits in the housing.

Also for the record, no I will not explain how to replace your thermostat. If you REALLY think you're up to it (AND you can tie your shoes) get a repair manual or go to the library.

On a Honda ... you follow the LOWER hose to the block and the thermostat will be in the housing that the hose is connected to.

Maybe someone else should get a manual

P.S. Please do not speak for me when you say that you are going to say what is on everyone else's mind who reads this post. Not everyone is as smart as you <snickers>. Everyone has to learn sometime. I am sure that there are not a lot of people who were born with the knowledge of cars you have <snickers>. Some people actually had to learn it from other people or manuals.

[mwkirchner]

Originally Posted by piayapimpstress

Where is my thermostat located and how do i replace it, i have the replacement and a gasket and some blue silicon. can soemone take me step by step please.

I will try my best to help you out here.

I am going to assume that you are working on the car in your profile ... a 1994 Honda Accord.

The first thing to do is to remove the big round black tube that runs from the throttle body to the air filter housing. Pay attention to where the vacuum hoses come off. With that off you can see where the lower radiator hose goes to the block. If it has not been messed with ... you should have a big silver clamp on the hose. You can get that off with needle nose pliers. Squeeze the clamp together and pull it towards you. Once off you should see the bolts that hold the housing to the block. The socket size you will need here is a 10mm. You will undo the 2 bolts and when they are out you can get the housing off the block. You may have to tap the housing in a downward motion to break it loose. You should then see the thermostat. You may need a screwdriver to pry it out of the housing. Take a small screwdriver and scrape inside the groove that the thermostat was sitting in to clean it out. Take your new thermostat and gasket. You will be putting the gasket (which should actually be like a big o-ring) onto the thermostat. You should see a small "pop-it" valve on the thermostat. Make sure you watch how you put the seal on as it needs to go a certain way to clear the valve and side braces on the thermostat. If you look inside the housing where the thermostat goes ... you should see 3 half-moon cutouts. Look at the gasket on the thermostat and you will see that it has 3 nipples at the top that will go into these grooves. You just sit the thermostat back in and it should stick out just a slight bit when seated in the housing. With your other hand, place the housing back up against the housing on the block. (I forgot to mention it above, but you should make sure that you have cleaned the surface of the thermostat housing of any residue that may be on it). You do NOT need to use any blue silicone on this. Put your 2 bolts back in and tighten them SLOWLY. Make sure the housing is sitting flat against the block. It the thermostat is not seated in the housing properly you can run the risk of cracking the housing. Put your hose back on and move the clamp back. Rehook up the big round hose you took off and make sure you put the vacuum hoses back where they belong. Fill the radiator back up. You have to bleed the system at this point. On the passenger side of the engine, in the back, by the EGR valve, you should see a fitting which I have labeled "bleeder screw" in the picture below. (What you are going to do now ... you are going to be doing without the engine running).Just fill that radiator to the top and then open this bleeder up (turn it counter-clockwise with a 12mm socket). Keep filling the radiator up as the fluid comes out of the hole in the top of the bleeder screw. When you see the flow of fluid get solid, close it off. Top off the radiator. Replace the cap. DONE.

[SenseiAccord]

u see the bottom pipe of the radiator? Follow that untill it reaches a metal housing thats a tad smaller than ur palm. Usually that is the thermostat housing.