located in a removable housing at the engine end of the upper radiator hose Drain about 1 gallon of coolant from the radiator Remove this housing Note how thermostat is installed Clean both surfaces Replace thermostat and gasket Re-install housing Re-fill coolant slowly to prevent an air lock Start engne and look for leaks Run engine to normal operating temperature with heater on Recheck coolant level
thermostat install
The thermostat, in your 2003 Ford Escape, by removing the water hose and the 3 bolts from the thermostat housing. The thermostat will easily come out. Reverse the process to install the new thermostat.
The thermostat for a 6 cylinder Ford pickup is in the top radiator hose inlet. The hose and inlet need to be removed to install the thermostat..
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The spring side goes INTO the intake manifold.
Open drain valve on bottom of radiator and drain approx. 1 gallon of anti freeze. Take hoses loose,and unscrew thermostat housig bolts. Take thermostat out and then clean housing where hoses attach. Then clean old gasket off of engine housing making sure not to gouge metal probably want to use a razor blade scraper. Install gasket using thermostat sealant. Install new thermostat making sure to install right way thermostat will have a stamp on it that says to radiator. Put a little bit of anti-seize on hose connections and on bolts after cleaning them. Tighten bolts and install hoses.
Drain the water from the cooling system. Remove the radiator hose from the thermostat housing. Remove the thermostat housing retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new thermostat.
You can uninstall thermostat and install new thermost under air filter and look coolant hose by sensor gang. I did my own car.
look to the right of the engine you will see the water hoses connected to it
Follow the UPPER radiator hose from the radiator to where it connects to the engine block. The thermostat should be right there.
low coolant If your coolant levels are fine the next thing would be is to install a new thermostat.
thermostat on a ford 2002