The thermostat is not in the lower radiator hose of a vehicle. Thermostats tend to be placed at the end of the lower radiator hoses, not inside them.
Drain the radiator. Remove the lower radiator hose from the motor. Unbolt the hose inlet, and remove the thermostat. Replace the thermostat and the inlet, the hose, and refill the radiator.
Follow the lower radiator hose from the radiator to the thermostat.
The thermostat on a 4.7L is located where the lower radiator hose hooks the engine. The thermostat is located under the housing where the lower radiator hose hooks to the block.
the thermostat is located at the engine end of the lower radiator hose inside of the housing that the radiator hose connects to.
The upper radiator hose is attached to the thermostat housing.
Follow the lower radiator hose to the block. The thermostat is under the housing the lower hose hooks to.
the thermostat is located at the end of the lower radiator hose @ the block
it is under the housing where the lower radiator hose hooks to the engine.it is under the housing where the lower radiator hose hooks to the engine.
Follow the lower radiator hose from the radiator to the engine. Where it connects to the engine is the thermostat housing.
Behind the lower radiator hose
lower radiator hose inside water outlet/ thermostat housing.
The thermostat is usually located on the lower hose, where it attaches to the radiator