looking for help on removing thermostat from the housing any suggestions.

[mmhyson]

i have pulled the thermostate housing off and i see the thermostat but i can not get it off the housing. am i missing somthing here. looks like its just held in with a rubber oring?

 

[Howard Sterndrive]

Re: looking for help on removing thermostat from the housing any suggestions.

yes, the oring is all that holds it... beyond that just dirt and corrosion

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: looking for help on removing thermostat from the housing any suggestions.

i have pulled the thermostate housing off and i see the thermostat but i can not get it off the housing. am i missing somthing here. looks like its just held in with a rubber oring?

Yeah. You should be able to just carefully pry it out of there. (replace the O-ring though after you clean it up inside)

If it's stuck so tight that you could distort the t-stat prying it out, you might try using some rust removing gel like Naval Jelly or equivalent

If you do distort the T-stat, you might need a new one.

Obviously, if the housing is so corroded that it won't hold the new stat and O-ring, you need a new one of those too.

Regards,


Rick

 

[Nivekt]

Re: looking for help on removing thermostat from the housing any suggestions.

I had this same issue. I used a small wire wheel attached to my Dremel tool to clean up the corrosion/rust inside the housing around the thermostat and then was able to pop it out. Once out I continued to clean up the seat. New thermostat and O-ring went in without issue.

 

[mmhyson]

Re: looking for help on removing thermostat from the housing any suggestions.

thanks for the help I was able to get it out and clean up the rust with a dremel also.