yARIC008
Drives really slow
Okay, I'm changing the water pump on the E-350. I decided to go ahead and change the thermostat too. I have everything pulled and I forget how the little ball bearing is supposed to work in the thermostat outlet housing thing. It was all crudded up and couldn't move. So i scraped it all out and the ball bearing came out. Also the hole the bearing pushes up into was all crudded over so i cleaned it all out. Can someone remind me how that is supposed to work? I remember it's to let air purge out but don't recall the specifics.
Second thing, what is the sensor directly behind the thermostat housing? It looks pretty crusty and I wanted to replace it. I was thinking it was coolant temp however the pictures of the replacements I can find online don't seem to look the same. Is it not coolant temp?
Thing, anyone have a good place to find new coolant hoses? I've looked in the past and am looking now to replace the upper radiator hose on the van but all the ones I can find are not the correct shape. I got one a new one from autozone but it won't fit without kinking. I can't seem to find the correct one.
As for the actual water pump, I got an airtex which I've read is OEM. It seems pretty high quality, so hopefully.
Thanks.
Second thing, what is the sensor directly behind the thermostat housing? It looks pretty crusty and I wanted to replace it. I was thinking it was coolant temp however the pictures of the replacements I can find online don't seem to look the same. Is it not coolant temp?
Thing, anyone have a good place to find new coolant hoses? I've looked in the past and am looking now to replace the upper radiator hose on the van but all the ones I can find are not the correct shape. I got one a new one from autozone but it won't fit without kinking. I can't seem to find the correct one.
As for the actual water pump, I got an airtex which I've read is OEM. It seems pretty high quality, so hopefully.
Thanks.