i'm going to replace my radiator and the thermostat tomorrow...wat else should i change out while i'm doing the radiator?

can ne 1 let me know if it's difficult changing out the thermostat?

 

Hoses. if they are the originals there more then likely old and brittle and if they crack your stranded.

 

to the hoses. Might as well replace the cap as well. Thermostat is easy.

 

You can keep the old hoses in the the trunk of your car as backups.

 

How about a transmission oil cooler, easy to mount on the new radiator before it's installed.

 

coolant temp sensor, hoses and cap. Clean out your reservoir as well.

 

yea just do a full flush of the coolant change the hoses and thermo. Sensor is way easy and it will throw a code when it's bad so why not just wait till it dies. And if the new rad didn't come with a new cap get one. You might want to take this opportunity to check the whole area for corrosion and rust it is prone to rusting. I painted all the hardware an mounting points black to fight corrosion after removing all the rust in the area.

 

Definitely hoses and coolant flush, as mentioned.

Also, not sure what it looks like beneath your hood, but when I changed my rad and cooling fans, I used the opportunity to (1) look for rust problems and (2) degrease/wipe/detail the front end of the bay.

It's much easier to access some of the hard-to-reach areas without those big clunky pieces in front...Can you tell I have fat hands?

Good luck with your project.

 

thanks for the ideas...gonna look for corrosion and try and stop it...put in new hoses and clamps...i was wondering what the coolant temp sensor looked like?...i bought thermostat...is that the same?...or i bought the wrong part?