Thermostat replacement... hoses & water pump too???

Hydengr · Feb 8, 2016

Thermostat seems to take longer before it opens and maintains operating temp. It used to open when it hit "12:00" on the gage and now it's more like "1:00." Once it opens, it holds 10-11:00. It's time to replace the antifreeze too. Hoses (and water pump) are original. I assume that replacing the hoses is a no-brainer. Your thoughts on the water pump and anything else?

96 K1500 350 w/ 142K

21Actual · Feb 8, 2016

At 142k, it would be good insurance to do the water pump while your in there.

Im a believer in preventative maintenance.

jkeaton · Feb 8, 2016

I'm a believer in "if it aint broke, don't fix it". Your call.

90halfton · Feb 8, 2016

jkeaton said:
I'm a believer in "if it aint broke, don't fix it". Your call.

that, or if you do change it use oem

superdave · Feb 8, 2016

I wouldn't touch the water pump as long as it was doing it's job, unless of course I was removing it to get to a timing chain or something. I'm a huge "while you're at it guy" but I still wouldn't dig that far when I was just doing hoses.

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