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[Dave Elite]

..... any idea how much it may be for a garage to replace the thermostat?
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Lots! The stat is buried in the the middle of the engine so isn't the 5 min job it is on other cars/engines. 

and there are one or two "awkward" bits that can bite and make the job a lot longer ....  The Transfer Pipe and the B*******d Bolt come readily to mind .....  ( I'm SO glad I paid DLK/EP to do mine ...     )

I found the job fairly easy to be honest when I did mine. The ba....d bolt was not the ba....d I thought/and was told it would be. Not too bad at all, I couldnt work out what all the fuss was about to be honest.

your hands must be tiny or you had  a lucky day

seen many mechanics having trouble with it.. 

No I have very large hands.

[Dave Elite]

It seems most of the people who harp on about how difficult this job is have never done it before.

[Andy B]

Thanks Andy, its probably not a viable repair then, will that do any other damage to the engine? or can I sort of live with it? The car is really on its way out, but don't want to give her up until necessary.

Thanks again.

Shell.

Don't write the car off yet. I only said a garage would charge lots, they do so cos they don't/won't work on a Vx V6 because apparently they're too complicated to work on.
I'm sure that there's an OOF'er local-ish to you that might help. 
Or there might be a local meet where someone would be willing to help you change it with/for you.   

[cem_devecioglu]

It seems most of the people who harp on about how difficult this job is have never done it before.

done it before and the position of bolt is definitely too bad especially if you drop..

and also seen it done many times by different mechanics , all had trouble without exception..

[shell]

It took me a whole day to change my expansion tank, and I still tell the story to any who would listen.
So there is no danger,  of attempting any b*** bolts.
Although I do have little hands...
Thanks all
 Shell.

[Entwood]

It seems most of the people who harp on about how difficult this job is have never done it before.

Well .... I stood and watched 2 very experienced OOFers working together doing mine ... and one (rather fond of pink I believe) made the loverly quote  "this is the bastard bolt, if you know what you are doing its a piece of piss" .... an hour later, and if a swear box had been present some charity would have won the lottery, it eventually did what it was supposed to do ... .. and he can't blame the LPG as it did not affect that part of the job ....   

Excellent job done, and I was, and still am, very pleased ..  just glad it was them not me .. 

[Dave Elite]

It seems most of the people who harp on about how difficult this job is have never done it before.

Well .... I stood and watched 2 very experienced OOFers working together doing mine ... and one (rather fond of pink I believe) made the loverly quote  "this is the blank bolt, if you know what you are doing its a piece of piss" .... an hour later, and if a swear box had been present some charity would have won the lottery, it eventually did what it was supposed to do ... .. and he can't blame the LPG as it did not affect that part of the job ....   

Excellent job done, and I was, and still am, very pleased ..  just glad it was them not me .. 

I've done it twice now, I just didnt find it that difficult.

[dbug]

It seems most of the people who harp on about how difficult this job is have never done it before.

Well .... I stood and watched 2 very experienced OOFers working together doing mine ... and one (rather fond of pink I believe) made the loverly quote  "this is the blank bolt, if you know what you are doing its a piece of piss" .... an hour later, and if a swear box had been present some charity would have won the lottery, it eventually did what it was supposed to do ... .. and he can't blame the LPG as it did not affect that part of the job ....   

Excellent job done, and I was, and still am, very pleased ..  just glad it was them not me .. 

I've done it twice now, I just didnt find it that difficult.

Well - well done mate  :-/

[cem_devecioglu]

It seems most of the people who harp on about how difficult this job is have never done it before.

Well .... I stood and watched 2 very experienced OOFers working together doing mine ... and one (rather fond of pink I believe) made the loverly quote  "this is the blank bolt, if you know what you are doing its a piece of piss" .... an hour later, and if a swear box had been present some charity would have won the lottery, it eventually did what it was supposed to do ... .. and he can't blame the LPG as it did not affect that part of the job ....   

Excellent job done, and I was, and still am, very pleased ..  just glad it was them not me .. 

I've done it twice now, I just didnt find it that difficult.

I'm sure at the next meet , some miggy owners will be happy to see their problem sorted quickly