REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
The thermostat's purpose is to control the flow into the engine from the radiator. During warm up, the thermostat remains closed so that the coolant within the engine heats quickly and aids the warming up process.
As the coolant temperature increases, the thermostat gradually opens, allowing a supply of lower temperature coolant (from the radiator) to enter the water pump and circulate through the engine.
NOTE: A thermostat should never be removed as a countermeasure to overheating problems. This will only decrease the cooling system efficiency and add to the problem. The vehicle cooling system should be serviced with necessary components replaced.
Fig. 2: The thermostat should be installed with the jiggle valve upwards
One can follow the upper radiator hose, the thick black hose, to the engine. It's in that vicinity.
Also, one can buy one from a parts store to see what it looks like.
It's round and has a spring on it.
There is a picture of it that you can open by clicking on one of the icons after the Figures.
The thermostat is not directly viewable by looking under the hood. One has to imagine where it is first, and look at how the part fits in the engine behind some metallic parts.
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but WHERE do i find the thermostat to begin with?????
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