Changing thermostat on a 87 Honda Accord?

Answer 1

1. Drain the cooling system
2. Follow the upper radiator hose to the engine to locate the thermostat
3. Compress the hose clamp with pliers then slide clamp away from thermostat housing
4. Remove the bolts and detach the housing cover.
5. Stuff rag into the engine opening and remove all traces of old gasket.

So, I have a question about an 87 Honda Accord. During the winter (Colorado) I started my car and blew a bolt off the thermostat housing that connects it to the engine... I'm not sure what that part is, or how to fix it, but I would really like to fix it. Do you know what that part is called? Or is it just connected and I would need a whole new engine? Again it's the part between the engine and the thermostat housing.... The bolt busted out and broke the loop that it was put into to hold the thermostat to the engine... ANYONE?