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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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01 camaro here. Dose my car have the removable t stat from housing one? Or can these years not be removed from the housing?
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no, tstat is part of the housing. you can order the newer 2 piece style for pretty cheap though, if i remember correctly its less than $60 for the housing and stat
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Stock it was all one piece. Replacement pumps now usually require the separate 04+ housing/t-stat
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Really? My shop said he put a 160 in my car. I looked at the housing and it was old. I asked him why its old and he said he replaced the t stat itself. I never had the waterpump replaced and doubt the owner did before me. How do I tell if its a newer style vs old?
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when you unbolt the 2 bolts for the tstat housing on the water pump if it has a gasket and is 1 piece its the original style, if it has a 0 ring and the t stat can pull out from the housing its the newer 04+ style
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Originally Posted by Undertow74
when you unbolt the 2 bolts for the tstat housing on the water pump if it has a gasket and is 1 piece its the original style, if it has a 0 ring and the t stat can pull out from the housing its the newer 04+ style
Is that the only way? Or can we go by the 3rd hole in this picture?......
http://rpmspeed.com/images/thermostat.JPG
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