Thermostat housing gasket

[Bob]

Plenty of very good wild camping north of the border to help offset costs.

Mrs B is a Munro.

[cmm303]

dont forget the fan switch, its a good idea to replace it as its got lots to control, glow plugs, cold starts, front fans, egr, all the temp related stuff.

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No more ..... please no more!! Part 18-840C in this diag? Bongo towers has 2 types in the shop: Top, single wire £30 and Lower, double wire £46. Which one? Ouch, double ouch! ...

Or maybe there is Ford part at Ford prices?

[Northern Bongolow]

its the double wire one im afraid, the single wire one is just for the temp gauge mate , sorry.

but if you get the bloke to service your boiler at home you would make sure the safety bits are all checked and the controllers too.

[cmm303]

its the double wire one im afraid, the single wire one is just for the temp gauge mate , sorry.

but if you get the bloke to service your boiler at home you would make sure the safety bits are all checked and the controllers too.

La la la seriously, thanks. I'll do it.

I can't think any independent car place uses anything other than Jubilee clips on hoses in this town. Cycled round (in the rain ) all motor parts shops in the town, all two of them, and both looked at me as if I was from Mars when I asked for constant tension hose clips, spring or worm drive, like Norma. Maybe it was the cycle helmet

[teenmal]

its the double wire one im afraid, the single wire one is just for the temp gauge mate , sorry.

but if you get the bloke to service your boiler at home you would make sure the safety bits are all checked and the controllers too.

La la la seriously, thanks. I'll do it.

I can't think any independent car place uses anything other than Jubilee clips on hoses in this town. Cycled round (in the rain ) all motor parts shops in the town, all two of them, and both looked at me as if I was from Mars when I asked for constant tension hose clips, spring or worm drive, like Norma. Maybe it was the cycle helmet

Welcome to Planet Earth. (The Real World)

Re the ECT sensor ,Eurocarparts do the ECT sensor for about £9.00.

[cmm303]

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Re the ECT sensor ,Eurocarparts do the ECT sensor for about £9.00.

grr, was there a couple of days ago. Just ordered a pattern part for a lot more than that.

[cmm303]

Had whole housing assembly off. Obviously removing dipstick attachment was a must. With alternator and hoses removed access was a doddle. The Ford housing gasket was perfect.

One thing, most spigots were caked in black stuff up to where the clamp/hose was tight which is smooth and shiny. At first I thought it was corrosion but it was actually a hard black coloured build up which I scraped off and rubbed down with a very fine pad to reveal fine pitting in the aluminium. Hope they will all seal properly with the new hoses (and clamps!).