do a search for witzl's article on the subject, its the way i did mine.
4AC FWD corollas have remote thermostats too, from what i could tell they are identical to the 4AGE ones.
and to answer your question, yes, use a water bypass, it will heat up your water quicker and avoid hot spots. No real reason not to do it, apart from neatness at the cost of reliability.
Wed, 28 September 2005 05:36
