Hi, yes.
(Sorry Dennis, hope you ok me pushing your name and knowledge around a bit)

Go to his response, I see you can click a user, go there and there is a drop down search of posts and other things.

Do yourself a favor and watch everything yo have time for.

 

You can change the thermostat housing but it's up to you. Will it fail? Maybe it's plastic.
I do have the metal version and I will be installing it in the future.
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Yes, I did a lot more.

1. I put it in for the crossover pipes.
2. They suggested a timing job, minor rattling on the tensioner and I approved a full timing job. Please don't ask cost
(Probably would have been fine to not do this for 2 years, but I plan to keep the car so I moved the spend because they suggested.)

Others are more experienced than me, but the things I believe could or should be touched at that time.
3. Water Pump, simply because its critical and a known failure point and kills engines if people don't stop fast enough.
4. Belt, simply a cheap ish component that's already off
5. I think you'd get to injectors easier with S/c off but that deserves a separate post based on OEM and non-OEM part costs
6. .....guarantee there's a better posr on here iwht a list...

 

Don't forget the PCV diaphragms while the SC is off. They are too cheap. I use the after market ones that are made from a better elastomer hopefully they will last longer.
They claim they use military grade Fluorocarbon. I have a pair installed on my car. So far no complaints.
PCV Diaphragms
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Sorry Dennis, hope you don't mind others tlking about you while you on the thread.

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No problem my friend, here to help everyone, ill have another video on parts list and diagnostic tools ,and how to read the pids and values