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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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hiya guys, need to replace the t-stat gasket on my classic. whats sort of labour time am i looking at and how hard is it to do? had a quick look on sat, is it just a case of taking the rad fan of for abit more space
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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if you mean thermostat gasket you can do it without removing anything.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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thought so but thought it might make it abit eaiser! how longs should it take? only looks like 2bolts holding it on!
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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Shandy,

This job is as easy as it looks!

Just undo the 2x bolts you can see.

To give you an idea of the time, the factory allow 24 mins to replace it & then refill & bleed the cooling system.

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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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sounded too good to be true! cheers for the help
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