Hi all

Crawling  around underneath the van the other night, I  found the metal
heatshield on the bottom of the lower thermostat housing had come loose
and moved.
The result:  the bottom of the housing has melted from exhaust heat. Good
that I caught it before a catastrophic failure while driving.

To replace the housing, the cooling system will be drained and open.
I know I have a seeping coolant flange at the passenger side rear of the
motor. That'll get replaced while the coolant system is open. So will the
thermostat- might as well.

Is there anything else I should replace- even though it looks ok-  while
the system is empty?

thanks all

BIll M
89 westy 2.1