One of the forum members was kind enough to send me a used monovalve element for cheap. As I've never replaced one, I want to make sure I know EXACTLY what to do and what, if anything, to look out for.

I found this: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=135721

So I assume I:

1. Do this when engine is cold.

2. Remove four screws that hold cylinder at top of monovalve.

3. Swap out the valve element.

4. Put cylinder back in place.

Is that all there is to it?

Also, will I lose much coolant? I lost more than I should have recently when I replaced my aux water pump and thus want to avoid any dumb mistakes.

Finally, why do people replace the entire monovalve? Are there other components that typically fail?

Thanks!

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