OK I have a hole in my overflow tank that I need t fix and I am about to replace all the coolant hoses. I was wondering if there was a thermostat to replace?

 

the thermostat is under the filler neck. 3 10mm bolts. Just remember you HAVE to run a 'stat...if not, you'll find you have cooling issues.

 

Nah there is a barometer.

 

Could you explain that some more? Seems opposite to most cooling systems.

 

Can you see it if you take the cap off the filler neck?

 

No you have to take off the thermostat cover. Should be 3 10mm bolts. The whole cover along with the filler neck comes off.

 

OK sounds good. How much is the thermostat? I priced one at $14 so far. What about the prices of the upper and lower Rad. hoses?

 

I haven't had a chance to replace it yet and I have to patch a hole or crack in my overflow tank today. This sucks. I got soooo worried when it started to over heat. For those of you that have waited at a California stop light you know how long that is. I got caught up at like 3 of them in morning traffic. I need to go to work now so I am going to add coolant and freak out if it over heats again. I hate to do this but this is my only transportation.

 

You're better off pouring distilled water in rather than antifreeze. Water is a better coolant.



Tap water will work fine until you can flush the radiator.

 

About $10 for thermostat from localautoparts store. I also found they carry a 180 degree miata thermostat that I am going to try. Coolant hoses are about $40-$50. Make sure you use distilled water and don'trun more than 80% water. You need some coolant to prevent corrosion.