Ranger 4WD V6-3.0L (2008)
Thermostat
Removal and Installation
1. Drain the cooling system.
2. Remove the air cleaner outlet tube.
3. Remove the bolt and the throttle body (TB) cover.
4. Remove the upper radiator hose from the thermostat outlet housing.
5. Detach the alternator wiring pin-type retainer.
6. Remove the bolts, the thermostat outlet housing and the thermostat.
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To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
7. CAUTION: Use care when scraping thermostat housing-to-gasket mating surfaces. Gouges in aluminum could form leak paths.
Discard the gasket and clean the sealing surfaces.
8. NOTE: Make sure the sealing surfaces are totally free of gasket material.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.
