The spring goes down.
Thermostat housing.
the big block will bolt right to the small block motor mounts but they do make big block motor mounts that you can buy and install on the 66, it lets the engine sit a little lower and further to the drivers side.
Follow the upper radiator hose down to the connection to the engine that is the thermostat housing and the thermostat sit inside of it.
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Follow the upper rad hose towards engine undo 2 bolts and thermostat sit there
Yes, you do sit in a car.Cars are too small to stand up in.
The gasket suface problably was not clean enough and or did you use sealant? Sometimes the thermostat does not sit in the housing properly, since the housung is bolted to the head on its side, good chace the thermostat slid a little bit..
The thermostat on a 1998 Grand Prix can be located by following the radiator hose (at top on the driver side) to the engine. The housing that the hose is clamped to has the thermostat in it. Just remove the housing (two bolts) and you will see the thermostat. Its a tight spot but if you remove the air filter and remove it from the throttle also, then you can access the thermostat housing. Removing the bolts from the thermostat housing can only be done in small increments(short turns). I think its a 10mm wrench or 13mm can't remember but its metric somewhere in that range and only a wrench will work. Its impossible to get a socket wrench in there. Have patience and keep turning. CAUTION CAUTION! (Also make note to how the thermostat sits in the housing, because if you sit the thermostat in the housing wrong you will not be able to put the housing back in position. It will be confusing if the thermostat is in wrong. It just won't fit back in place like that.)
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if you sit in the passenger seat it will be by your left foot
As long as you let it. It will not fix itself. I'm not sure this was your complete question.