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[Boatboy]

I ordered a genuine from Evans halshaw on Thursday. After much keyboard activity behind the counter it appears the two part numbers representing thick and thin flanges have been superseded by one new number.
Whether that's thick, thin or something else I ve yet to find out. The wife collected it today and I'm not home until tomorrow.

Hoping to better my previous pb of 8 hours for a 'stat change as well.


Steve

[STEMO]

It'll be 'medium'. 

[Nick W]

AC Delco is just the name of GM parts operation, just like Unipart was BL/whatever and Motorcraft was(is?) Ford.

[Nick W]

I ordered a genuine from Evans Halshaw on Thursday. After much keyboard activity behind the counter it appears the two part numbers representing thick and thin flanges have been superseded by one new number.
Whether that's thick, thin or something else I've yet to find out. The wife collected it today and I'm not home until tomorrow.

Hoping to better my previous pb of 8 hours for a 'stat change as well.

Eight hours! I resented the roughly 90minutes I spent doing mine!

[STEMO]

AC Delco is just the name of GM parts operation, just like Unipart was BL/whatever and Motorcraft was(is?) Ford.

FoMoCo years ago.......wasn't it? 

[Boatboy]

I ordered a genuine from Evans Halshaw on Thursday. After much keyboard activity behind the counter it appears the two part numbers representing thick and thin flanges have been superseded by one new number.
Whether that's thick, thin or something else I've yet to find out. The wife collected it today and I'm not home until tomorrow.

Hoping to better my previous pb of 8 hours for a 'stat change as well.

Eight hours! I resented the roughly 90minutes I spent doing mine!

Ah but last time was my first foray under an Omega bonnet and everything was new and exciting.  5 years further on and it's all too familiar. Even so by the time I've cleaned the breathers and checked the plug wells I'm not expecting change from an afternoon.

[05omegav6]

AC Delco is just the name of GM parts operation, just like Unipart was BL/whatever and Motorcraft was(is?) Ford.

Indeed

[Boatboy]

For future reference if anyone is searching, the thermostat part numbers for a 2.6 as advised by Evans Halshaw are:-

Thermostat in housing 95517665,  Price £40.29 + vat on t/c.
Seal ring 24447061, price £1.21 + vat on t/c.

This 'stat has a 6mm flange. The one I took off (03 elite) had an 18mm flange. I found some slightly shorter bolts but still had to use a stack of washers under the heads

I went to a stealer for the transfer pipe and t/c coolant but asked for the stat thinking they would a, have it in stock and b, give me an exact replacement for my exact engine no ,.

Steve

[Andy B]

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This 'stat has a 6mm flange. The one I took off (03 elite) had an 18mm flange. I found some slightly shorter bolts but still had to use a stack of washers under the heads ....

  Definitely need longer bolts for that! 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

For future reference if anyone is searching, the thermostat part numbers for a 2.6 as advised by Evans Halshaw are:-

Thermostat in housing 95517665,  Price £40.29 + vat on t/c.
Seal ring 24447061, price £1.21 + vat on t/c.

This 'stat has a 6mm flange. The one I took off (03 elite) had an 18mm flange. I found some slightly shorter bolts but still had to use a stack of washers under the heads

I went to a stealer for the transfer pipe and t/c coolant but asked for the stat thinking they would a, have it in stock and b, give me an exact replacement for my exact engine no ,.

Steve

Cheers for the info 

Also I suppose grinding the necessary mm off the bolts is perfectly possible?