Yes, Don. I have read all the pages. (As a test, just ask me a question from any of them.) I used the instructions for my replacement a year ago.
It would appear that I got the old style, then, although supposedly redesigned in 2015. (I guess someone unloaded their old stock on me.) You know there are still folks on-line selling the OEM for $50 and up? The Stant can be had for about 13 USD. But if it's still garbage, that's no bargain at all. Is that 12T103D the latest iteration? |
To my eye it looks right Stant 14698 claims to be a replacement. 12622410 also looks right, that is a Saab/Chevy p/n. 131-158 also looks right.
I don't know when it was re designed, but I know that the one I took out of my 2011 in 2012 was the new kind. That's when I became aware of the difference. There has been a lot of p/n consolidating going on, so it's hard to tell without eye contact. There have been a lot of 190F t-stats getting sold by GM lately,too. I don't trust parts books anymore. I know without re reading the whole thread that "get OEM because the center gasket is a problem" was mentioned several times. |
I'm sorry to be beating this dead horse to death. (Wait, how can you do this?)
So which is the latest or best one: The 12T103D or the 131-158? One of the other moderators seems to favour the 131-158. |
I don't know they seem to be the same, different factory.
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ZZP has this
Ecotec Parts Ecotec Thermostat There is this from Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Genuine-126224.../dp/B00GUHB8MG Or the AC Delco https://www.amazon.ca/ACDelco-131-15.../dp/B000IZ25VY I've recommended the ZZP at $14.99 many times! |
Well, the one from ZZ Top is cheap, but I've also heard negative things about Motorad.
As Doctor Smith would say, "The pain, the pain". |
Anyone know how tight to torque back those T-stat housing bolts?
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Thermostat Housing to Block Bolts 10 N.m or 89 lb in
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Be careful. The housing is soft pot metal and easy to strip.
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OK, am I stepping into the same cow pie again?
Did I manage to buy someone's old stock? It would appear it was made in March of this year. |
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