good to know wish i woulda known before i ordered it haha

 

Should I replace the thermostat and the head bolts when doing the gasket?

 

id atleast replace the head bolts never re-use head bolts because they stretch, thermostat takes 5 minutes any other time

 

I don't know how it overheated in the first place though. Maybe its a bad thermo, or whatever. Shouldn't I at least replace it? I mean it's like 5 bucks or something

 

yeah do it becUse its 5 minutes, maybe a clog somewhere or bad water pump gasket or cracked rad.... Large list of diagnosing for over heating

 

It got new radiator and pump already lol

 

hmm well maybe gasket went bad on pump, my water pump was still good when i replaced it at 230k but gasket was toast

 

Hmm. I guess we ll find out when we tear into it lol

 

yeah it could be a numerous amount of things haha

 

Replace the tstat. Jeep head bolts are reusable once, as long as they pass a visual test (make sure they aren't necked). when the dealer reuses head bolts they mark the heads of the bolts with paint. I still recommend replacing them because you never know if someone didn't mark them, or Joe shmo before you did it.

 

The complete one is only 5 bucks more...not bad prices though

 

There's a kit on eBay for 119 bucks. Three major gaskets (head, valve cover, exhaust/intake) and few smaller gaskets, (I would assume thermostat gasket but I don't know what else it's for), head bolts, and valve stems. Is it a good deal?

I probably wouldn't use the valve stems though.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251395282514?redirect=mobile

 

I would get brand name. Like felpro

 

That includes way more than you need

 

For everything or just gaskets.