I broke screws of thermostat housing, how to replace

Tiny
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Hi I own a toyota corolla 1995 automatic with 155000 miles on and prtty good shape, a week ago starting overheating and they recommended me to flush radiator and change hoses, I did but wanted to go farther and replaced thermostat, the problem was when I put thermostat back, I am a guy who is somehow strong and I overtighten the screws wher the thermostat seats and now I have to replace that part, I am not mechanic so I dont knwo what the part is called, I went to some shops around teh area, they dont have it or dont know the name of it. Any help will be appreciated
Monday, October 29th, 2007 AT 12:04 PM

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Tiny
2CARPRO JACK
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See if any of the parts houses have a picture you can look at, they should have something. If not the Dealer will for sure, at least you could find out what it is called
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Monday, October 29th, 2007 AT 12:07 PM
Tiny
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The thermostat housing is part of a larger housing that bolts to the head. You would drain the coolant remove the hoses/electrical connectors and unbolt the assembly from the head.
Then you could use a helicoil repair for the thermostat housing or get the entire assembly from a junk yard.
Buy a Haynes manual if you want to work on the car yourself.
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 AT 8:16 AM

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