n0c7
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- April 3, 2006
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- City, State
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1993 Ford Explorer XLT
93 Explorer XLT, about 4 years ago I replaced the thermostat when I bought the Explorer. While reinstalling the thermostat housing, the head of one of the old rusted bolts snapped off. The thermostat housing never leaked and was tight so I left it(no use making more work) as I didn't plan to keep the vehicle that long. Turns out, 4 years later it's still here and the thermostat is most likely toast as I had a overheating issue this summer. Any suggestions on getting the snapped bolt out? It's in a really bad spot as most of you who have done thermostat swaps in X's would know and to drill it out and it looks like I would have to remove the grille and rad at the very least just to get enough clearance and leverage. Yay for vertically mounted thermostats.