I was reading through Robinette's site and it says that the airpump has to be removed in order to change the thermostat...total work hours of about 2 hrs. I read someone else's post here about it being a 5-10 min job, does the air pump really have to come off? Also can I do the thermostat replacement without draining the coolant first...i don't want any spillage.

 

You'll spill a little bit, but it's not a lot since the t-stat's higher than the radiator.

I don't remember how much in the way the air pump gets...try without it!...only waste time, not money

 

No, the pump does not have to come off. Also no you do not need to drain all the coolent out of the car just till it is below the filler neck.

 

Thanks for the input

 

You do need to remove the belt to the air pump though.

 

Yea I believe that I just loosened the tensioner and let the belt drop off the pulley. It probably could be done with it still on but it would be a pain. I know most people said that they drained the coolant but I didn't and I lost just a tad of coolant. It didn't take long but just make sure the engine is cool before doing it. LOL