Joseph Tilghman
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- Joined
- February 21, 2011
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- City, State
- Huntersville, NC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2003 sport trac 2w Drive
I replaced my thermostat housing today and had the parts for a while waiting for the weather to cool down some. Got my parts from Rock Auto, they were a perfect replacement the housing parts were packaged in Ford boxes. And way cheaper than a dealer I ordered them on a Saturday and got them on Monday evening.
It was easier going back in than coming out the temp sensors were a bit of a pain no clearance under the intake manifold. I got the left one out and was able to lift the front of the housing and **** it back and lift it out.
The write up with picture I got from this site was a great help the tip of tying a piece of strings to the sensor clips so they don't get dropped and lost was a good tip and you will need a swivel 8mm socket to remove the lower portion of the housing the back bolt is way back there.
Good luck if your trying this.
It was easier going back in than coming out the temp sensors were a bit of a pain no clearance under the intake manifold. I got the left one out and was able to lift the front of the housing and **** it back and lift it out.
The write up with picture I got from this site was a great help the tip of tying a piece of strings to the sensor clips so they don't get dropped and lost was a good tip and you will need a swivel 8mm socket to remove the lower portion of the housing the back bolt is way back there.
Good luck if your trying this.
