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Greg aka smoothrider ?
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« on: April 18, 2015, 07:47:31 PM »
hey guys my water pump is bad and I have one on the way should I go ahead and replace the thermostat while I'M at it or are thermostat's bulletproof ? thanks for any info I can get can't find any info on thermostat's for my fat girl.
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2015, 08:53:17 PM »
LEAVE IT ALONE
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Greg aka smoothrider ?
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2015, 09:12:35 PM »
 :cooldude:thanks goose that looked like a job!
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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2015, 03:51:04 AM »
Remember to drain the oil, the water pump is driven by the oil pump, when I did mine I learned the hard way....I didn't see anything in the service manuel about draining the oil...surprise, surprise... Grin
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« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2015, 04:48:12 AM »
YES,...what was just stated...pulling the water pump without dumping the oil will put 4 quarts of oil on the floor in .09 seconds.   Ask me how I know,..LOL .

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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2015, 06:39:41 AM »
Quote from: Roadog on April 19, 2015, 04:48:12 AM
YES,...what was just stated...pulling the water pump without dumping the oil will put 4 quarts of oil on the floor in .09 seconds.   Ask me how I know,..LOL .

TB uglystupid2 uglystupid2      

Yup!  Done that.  Only about one quart actually got on the garage floor before I got a pan under it.  So I must have reacted in .0225 seconds...
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Big Al of Tennessee
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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2015, 03:31:51 PM »
Why would a thermostat, be so hard to change.

Everything wears out.

The Water Pump did, why not the thermostat?
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Big Al of Tennessee
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« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2015, 04:15:25 PM »
Here is a video that shows the area in question.

Would I do it, yes.

It can be got to by removing the plastic shield in front of the carbs.

is it easy, no.

Everything on this motor is hard to get too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDLTpQCTBsc
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2015, 04:48:06 PM »
There's no reason to mess with the thermostat unless you want to.   Change the pump, change the coolant, new oil and filter would be good and ride her.

I found out about the water pump holding the oil in place the hard way also.  Way back in 01 or 02 when  Prestone coolant did not list silicants in the ingredients, my water pump went.

My dealer warranted it, but I changed it, hence the oil on the shop floor. Embarrassed
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