I know its not what your asking, but the W pipe is much easier to remove and re-install than you may think. Get new o-rings and paper gaskets from your favorite vendor and go ahead. Draining off a bit of coolant before you open the thermostat housing and then bleeding the system then is more work that removing the W pipe. ________________________________ From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of thebrave65 Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:48 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Thermostat Replacement I've been told by many that I don't need to remove the W intake pipe to replace the thermostat. I was able to get the front bolt off of the housing, but how does one go about removing the other one under the W pipe? I have the throttle partly removed to get to the back bolt, but my little 7/8 wrench just doesn't have the length to reach in there to have any torque. Not enough room in the compartment for a breaker bar either. The water bottle is in the way. Thanx in advance. Johnny 5518 AZ-D [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/