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Honda FourTrax Foreman Rubicon 2005 Service Manual page 153

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Keep flammable
malenals BIN8Y
from
the
BlfI'C'''c
heating elemen!.
Do
nor
le
t
the
thermometer or
thermos /al louch
the pan, or you will
get false readmgs_
Remove the two bolts and thermostat
cover.
Remove the thermostat from the
cylinder
head.
Remove Ihe
seal
rubber from the thermostat.
INSPECTION
Visually inspect
the thermostat for damage.
Make sure the rubber seal
on
the thermostat is
in
good
condition.
Replace the thermostat if the valve stays open at
room temperalure
ar
the rubber
seal
is damaged.
Heat the water with an electric heating element to
operaling temperature for 5 minutes.
Suspend the thermostat
in
healed
water
to check
its
operation.
THERMOSTAT BEGINS TO
OPEN:
80
-
84
Q
C
(176
-
183°
FJ
VALVE
LIFT:
8
mm
(0.3
in
)
min
imum at
95"'
C
(203"
F)
Replace the thermostat
if
the
valve
responds at tem
-
perature other than those
specified.
INSTALLATION
Install the
thermost
at into the
cylinder
head by
aligning
the
boss
of
the thermostat
with
the
stopper
in
the
cylinder
head.
COOLING SYSTEM
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THERMOSTAT
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