thermostat housing

[craig 2]

anyone know where i can get the lower housing? the dealer i spoke to wanted $320!!!!

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

Check with our sponsor Torrie @ Fastpartsnetwork.

 

[Taylor Weicht]

um try a different dealership. i went to my ford dealer and their prices are usually ridiculous but i got the upper AND lower housing for both around $90 i believe. Check with Torrie first but it should definately be $100 or less. 320 is retarded. its plastic

 

[Larry Hampton]

I got mine thru RockAuto.com

 

[TrainTrac]

Upper T-Stat Housing is $9.42 from Torrie.

Lower T-Stat Housing is $41.13 from Torrie.



Those prices don't include shipping.



All the part numbers are listed in the project linked below:

 

[David Griffith 2]

Good luck getting that thing off.. Man that was a pain to deal with.. Are you going to do it yourself? The upper's easy, it's the bottom one that's tough.

 

[TrainTrac]

Why was it tough, Griff? Just curious, as I may have to this project this spring.

 

[Doug Watts]

There is a project showing how to do the change out.

 

[David Griffith 2]

After removing the intake tube, throttle body cover, etc.. you can get to the upper. But the lower is not as easy to get to.



Have a look:



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The pic doesn't help that much, but there's not room at all. I took that pic to show where it was leaking. The bottom housing is a PITA. You'll save about 200 bucks in labor doing it yourself though.

 

[Taylor Weicht]

yeah its a pain. i did it a couple months back. you gotta have that swivel socket and patience

 

[Bill Summerfield]

Does Ford make anything that does not require patience?? :banghead:

 

[Art Garcia]

this project is simple to do, once the throttle body, intake, and engine cover is removed. the upper thermostat is accessible and easy to remove. the bottom part is a bit more challengin and deep patience is needed. aggreeing with taylor, you do have to have that swivel socket and patience. but once you replace the whole thermostat housing. make sure you replace your old sensors with new ones. if not you will still have anitfreeze leakage due to the fact that if you insert the same sensors, they will not seal properly and will leak through that.

 

[TrainTrac]

make sure you replace your old sensors with new ones. if not you will still have anitfreeze leakage due to the fact that if you insert the same sensors, they will not seal properly and will leak through that.

Good to know. I was wondering if they were really necessary.

 

[Art Garcia]

yes it is. and cause of that i still have a antifreeze leaking problem :angry: