drain coolant to below thermostat housing level, remove the upper radiator hose from the thermostat housing, remove the tow bolts from the thermostat housing, nremove old thermostat (note position and repace new in same position) clean off all old gasket material, apply gasket sealant to both sides of new gasket, (make sure you have wiped off any coolant that may have spilled when you removed housing) then replace everything you removed. note if you have an o ring with your thermostat, you wont have gasket.
1996 ford thunderbird pcm power relay location?
5W-30 is the preferred oil , according to the 1996 Ford Thunderbird Owner Guide
According to the 1996 Ford Thunderbird Owner Guide : ( 18.0 U.S. gallons / 68.1 liters )
on the thermostat housing
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follow your upper radiator hose back to the engine.there will be a round housing that is retained buy two bolts underneith thet is the thermostat. make sure that you put in the new thermostat in thesame direction you removed it.
The 1996 Ford Thunderbird fan relay switch is attached to the electric fan motor. The fan motor is attached to the fan blades.
Unscrew it
You can uninstall thermostat and install new thermost under air filter and look coolant hose by sensor gang. I did my own car.
follow the upper radiator hose other end is connected to thermostat housing
Emission diagram for 1996 ford thunderbird 3.8l