hotrodLSC
Active LVC Member
i had to change my t-stat saturday. i worked for 4 hours on it and couldn't get the short bolt to start, the dang water pump is in the way. i thought it started on a couple of threads, so i got my socket and started to wrench away. it got about half way and stoped. i stripped the threads on the intake. i got another from a friend with a mustang(it was his stock one from a 93 mustang gt). how can i do this next time without stripping it again. i changed it cuz i was sitting at work friday morning when it overheated, spitting coolant everywhere. i put a 180 degree on it. it is still overheating at idle. when i get to driving down the road, it drops to the "N" on "normal". i am thinking i need a either a water pump or a radiator. :L