# Changing Thermostat **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020 **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive **Created:** [August 17, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020 "2007-08-17T04:15:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 9 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/1 "2007-08-17T04:15:01Z")
Can I get away with changing the thermostat on a 03 4cyl Tiburon and not have to bleed the coolant system? ---
### Author: ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/2 "2007-08-17T04:16:18Z")
no … ---
### Author: ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/3 "2007-08-17T04:41:56Z")
Find out for us. X… ---
### Author: ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/4 "2007-08-17T05:11:13Z")
:lol: ---
### Author: ![slipstreamxk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slipstreamxk1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slipstreamxk1) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/5 "2007-08-17T09:24:41Z")
if i remember correctly from when i changed mine, its an easy swap atleast on the pre-03 beta engines. just 2 screws, a new gasket, toss a liitle coolant in and burp your baby a few times. no biggie. ---
### Author: ![CrazyLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CrazyLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CrazyLT1) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/6 "2007-08-17T10:36:51Z")
More than likely you will end up with an air pocket that will need to be bled out not a bid deal though ---
### Author: ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/7 "2007-08-17T10:37:45Z")
I was gonna swap it real quick this morning…I wasn’t going to have time to bleed it… I took the Firebird downtown instead…I will just fix it tonight. ---
### Author: ![CrazyLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CrazyLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CrazyLT1) #### Post date: [August 17, 2007, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/8 "2007-08-17T10:39:49Z")
Are there bleeder screws on the coolant lines? If not - then just run the heat on and off with the radiator cap open and engine running. and that should take care of it… ---
### Author: ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo) #### Post date: [August 18, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-thermostat/34020/9 "2007-08-18T08:45:16Z")
you can push the t-stat open and put an asprin in the gap holding it open and it will help bleed the bubbles past the t-stat so it doesnt overheat as they work their way to the highest point (ususally the cap). i drill a 16th" hole in my t-stats too as there is no jiggle pin. I also added a valve at the t-stat housing with a hose to the overflow tank so I can bleed the bubbles off in a few seconds and be driving again. Brian