I clamped my hoses and lost about a cup.

Jim

On Jul 5, 2005, at 8:20 PM, Don in North Carolina wrote:

> Oh Great and Noble Listers,
>
> I am about to embark on a great adventure - Oh wait, no I'm not!  I
> need to change my thermostat in my '88, and have a question.
>
> How much coolant will be lost with a thermostat change?  In other
> words, when I open the housing and pull the old thermostat, will a cup
> or two of coolant come out, or will it be like opening the floodgates
> of Hell?
>
> This job is already complicated by the fact that the very first bolt I
> tried to remove snapped off!  I was using a 1/4 inch drive ratchet, so
> it isn't like I was strong arming it, it started to turn (I thought)
> and then turned REALLY easy, with that "Uh oh" kind of turn.  The head
> and part of the shank twisted right off. <sigh>
>
> I have a new lower thermostat housing (and all new bolts), but I'm
> hoping not to need it, if I can get the old bolt out, that is...  Once
> I get the top off, I'll see if any part of the shank is available to
> turn (I hope!).
>
> --
> Don in Reidsville, NC
> 1986 Kawasaki Concours
> 1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia)
> "Why do they call it a fixed income, if mine is always broke?"
>