size? i can't tell you the 'actual' size of those bolts but a 1/2" wrench will more than likely fit them. At least, that's the size I remember using on them /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
My Haynes doesn't give any recommended torque settings for the Thermostat housing, not in the front, the back, in the section on the cooling system, nor even the section on changing the thermostat.
Either way, when I pulled my thermostat, I put the housing back on and tightended the bolts without a torque wrench. I just made sure the bolts were tight and left it at that.