Will Herring
Well-known Member
I went to replace the temp gauge and thermostat on this old girl, and none of them would budge. The thermostat housing especially; I have soaked these bolts with penetrating oil off and on for about 2 weeks now and not so much as a squeak out of them.
I can see inside the housing with the upper radiator hose off, but the thing in there looks nothing like the replacement part I got from my local AGCO dealer.
So... Do I need to apply some heat? I'm leery of using too much, because that flange between there and the gasket seems like it could break really easily, and I don't imagine it'd be easy to replace that housing.
I can see inside the housing with the upper radiator hose off, but the thing in there looks nothing like the replacement part I got from my local AGCO dealer.
So... Do I need to apply some heat? I'm leery of using too much, because that flange between there and the gasket seems like it could break really easily, and I don't imagine it'd be easy to replace that housing.