The 3800 Supercharged Engine is most conscious for life in the Pontiac Grand Prix performance sedans. This engine is and available in the Buick Riviera and distinct other Regular Motors vehicles. The thermostat serves the coolant step by maintaining the engine temperature. When the engine starts to receive febrile, the thermostat opens and releases coolant in to the engine. A defective thermostat Testament not emptied and antecedent the engine to overheat and maybe cause engine failures. The thermostat is facile to access and Testament lone catching a rare minutes to moderate.
Instructions
1. Access the engine compartment by opening the hood. Fix the radiator hose on the top corner of the radiator.
2. Hint the radiator hose to the engine. Unscrew the hose clamp endure of the hose with a flat-tip screwdriver. Pull the hose off. Get a bleed pan under the engine to capture any excess coolant that comes away of the hose.
3. Unbolt the thermostat housing with a socket wrench. The thermostat housing is where the hose was bolted.6. Spread a bead of RTV silicone around the surface of the thermostat housing. Place the gasket over the bead of silicone.7.
5. Scrape the two mating surfaces off with a razor scraper. Ensure that all the black gasket material is scraped off before placing the new gasket on the surface.
Pull the thermostat housing subsume off to disclose the thermostat.4. Pull the thermostat outside by help. Place the new thermostat in the assembly with the spring end down.
Bolt the cover to the housing with a socket wrench. Tighten both bolts to seal the housing.
8. Slide the radiator hose onto the piping latest of the thermostat housing cover. Tighten the hose clamp with the flat-tip screwdriver to secure the hose to the pipe.
9. Check the coolant level by opening the radiator cap. Fill if the coolant is not visible from the top of the radiator.
10. Start the car and allow it to idle for five minutes. The car will warm up, and the coolant level will go down. Keep filling until it cannot hold any more coolant.
11. Tighten the cap on to the radiator. Turn off the car and close the hood.
