# Tips on removing 89 Accord LXi thermostat housing from block? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** accord\ **Created:** [September 1, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tips-on-removing-89-accord-lxi-thermostat-housing-from-block/35928 "2009-09-01T01:27:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![love-car-talk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@love-car-talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/love-car-talk)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tips-on-removing-89-accord-lxi-thermostat-housing-from-block/35928/1 "2009-09-01T01:27:21Z")
How do you get to the two bolts? Does the distributor have to come off to get to them? I was wanting to change the D-ring there especially after I found the thermostat gasket hardened and stuck to the thermostat so I had to cut it off. Thanks a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tips-on-removing-89-accord-lxi-thermostat-housing-from-block/35928/2 "2009-09-01T01:38:24Z")
If it’s not broken, keep fixing it until it is… ---
**Author:** ![love-car-talk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@love-car-talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/love-car-talk)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tips-on-removing-89-accord-lxi-thermostat-housing-from-block/35928/3 "2009-09-24T22:29:28Z")
The distributor does come out for one bolt - how to get to the other 12mm bolt? There is an exhaust related piece that looks like it can come out, but I don’t know if I’b be breaking a gasket and that I would have to have a replacement one handy. The area is very tight to work in. An offset 6 point box wrench? There is not much room to turn it.