Synyster

Mine is all rotted to hell and I need to change coolant this weekend. How much of a PITA is it going to be to get this thing off? Its badly corroded, probably going to need to get a new water pump for it if I cannot get it off.

Bustedback

You might as well do the water pump too just to be sure there is nothing wrong.

djb383

I believe u gotta take the pump off to remove/install old/new factory tube OR......as an alternative, we used a 5/8" hose barb X 3/8" male NPT brass nipple....it'll never rust/corrode. Get it at just about any hardware store. The small heater hose needs to be a little longer, just measure and cut new hose to fit.

Outlaw Star

You might be able to remove it with a small pipe wrench. If not you got to remove the pump.

BigBear

Mine is stuck too and I don't want to go out and buy another one. We will see how I get this off.

deekay911

I am doing mine tonight - I believe the only way to do it painfree is to fit a new pump...the brass nipple idea looks like a good long term solution too.

thakmfb

yea mine was all rotted up too...i was putting on a new water pump anyways so i replaced the inlet tube as well $10 at NAPA.

curtb

Hi! Great idea. What did you use to glue/weld the threaded piece in? Was the hole threaded? Thanks!

countryaw4

my hero!

ZINGGG

djb knows the cooling system pretty dang well. He's usually the dude to ask when you need a tip or trick

cruiser54

Thermostat housing needs to be removed at a bare minimum. Part is about $12 at Napa.

Radi

It's threaded. The goop you see is pipe thread sealer.

djb383

.......and I got this tip/trick here or one of the other XJ forums. I just snapped a pic...not smart enough to think of it myself.

ZINGGG

You're not as awesome as I thought. Bummer

djb383

Not even just a little?????.......at least I didn't/don't post pics taken with a phone.