Thermostat Q?
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Thermostat Q?
This probably sounds like a huge noob question, but can I replace the thermostat w/o draining the radiator and w/o making a big mess?
I bought two thermostats from Mazda and they looked nothing like the original one with the little pingle thingy on it, but Mazda convinced me it just was a different vendor. Niether of the two thermostats worked and I'm tired of draining the radiator and wondered if I could save time by just disconnecting the upper hose at the engine outlet.
I bought two thermostats from Mazda and they looked nothing like the original one with the little pingle thingy on it, but Mazda convinced me it just was a different vendor. Niether of the two thermostats worked and I'm tired of draining the radiator and wondered if I could save time by just disconnecting the upper hose at the engine outlet.
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I have done this a few times. When I did it on my TII was pull the overflow line from the tank and put it into a clean gallon jug and pop the radiator cap and then put your hand over where the cap normally sits and then squeeze the radiator hose. The radiator hose has to be in good condition to make it into a hand pump and the overflow line needs to be clean and free of dirt. Use collant from jug to fill the system back up with when finished.
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