new to forum with a couple of questions

[94mightymax]

I've heard it's inevitable, so how expensive/complicated is it to change them?

[royster]

I've heard it's inevitable, so how expensive/complicated is it to change them?

I paid $432.96 for mine. It took fifteen days to replace.

Ha! Made ya look!

The sending unit is around $12-20 and involves draining a bit of coolant, as it is located at or on the thermostat housing.

Another boogar that plagues our trucks is the EGR valve, and yours is on the plenum (air intake). They get pretty stuffed up with carbon, cigarette butts, old socks and an occassional stray racoon. As they control vaccum function, it might be well to take it off and have a look. It's two bolts.

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