Coolant flush heck.
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Coolant flush heck.
Well finally got around to do the coolant flush, I flushed out the coolant four times. Put the new thermostat in and I dropped one of the bolts, cannot find it anywere. Hit the local ford dealership and they told me we don't deal with OLD trucks like that, we don't make it, can't find it your on your own.
So question im going to take one of three other bolts into lowes and try to find one close our does it have to be a spacific kind.
So question im going to take one of three other bolts into lowes and try to find one close our does it have to be a spacific kind.
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Thanks, I was worried that the bolt had to be a special hardened bolt.
I think I new I was in trouble when I told the posts guy at ford what I needed and when I said 96 f350 her looked at me like "your kidding right "
I think I new I was in trouble when I told the posts guy at ford what I needed and when I said 96 f350 her looked at me like "your kidding right "
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That dealer would have just lost my business for good, and a quick call to owner would be made. They gave you a BS answer. I don't care how old it is. At least humor me and try to look it up please... I am in the "parts" business and that would have made me hit the roof. End rant/
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Go ahead and post up the name and city of the dealer so they get added to the list of dealers to avoid when someone does a search by name or city/state.
And as mentioned, the bolts are easy to get from other sources. I got some from NAPA. Just regular looking hex head bolts and threw a washer in there for good measure, but it works the same.
And as mentioned, the bolts are easy to get from other sources. I got some from NAPA. Just regular looking hex head bolts and threw a washer in there for good measure, but it works the same.
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Oh and mention it to one or two of the salesmen out in the showroom. Tell 'em that thanks to the conduct of their cohort in parts, you're going to another dealership next time you go shopping for a new PowerStroke.
Just double-check the grade of the bolts. I doubt they'd be grade 8, but they might be grade 5. They aren't metric, are they?
Just double-check the grade of the bolts. I doubt they'd be grade 8, but they might be grade 5. They aren't metric, are they?
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One other word of caution, make sure the stock thermostat housing is flat on the bottom. They're very flimsy and if it has been used before it isn't uncommon for the housing to bend down at the corners where the bolts go through it and then it doesn't seal well with a new t stat and gasket. If it doesn't seal, then you get to do the whole thing again. (ask me how I know, lol) There are several companies that make a machined flange that goes on the housing and reinforces it so it presses down evenly on the seal all the way around.
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^^^^^ Come to mention that, if you can afford the downtime, there're a couple of hard steel rings you can put over the housing to keep that joint stiff. They come with longer bolts to accomodate the thickness of the ring, and since you're down a bolt anyway, might be worth doing. Here's one example: T-Stat Housing Ring
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