T-stat housing upgrade

[71_Duster]

Saw this in Mopar action awhile back.

Anyone run one of these? Looks slick

http://www.terrysautolab.com/

 

[5.7 hemi]

I dont use one, but it should never leak being an "o ring" design.

 

[HT413]

I dunno, wouldnt some RTV do it?

 

[67 coronet]

never been a fan of oring flat housings.you need an almost perfect surface to seal to or they leak.(especially with pitting)plus,why make two seal points when you only need one?

 

[Cranky]

Never had any problems using a stock one.....and they don't cost 100 bucks!

 

[RustyRatRod]

It's a nice piece and all. It would kinda look outta place on anything but an aliminum pump housing to me.

 

[YY1]

Mr Gasket makes a "reuseable" double O ring gasket.

Most stores stock the chevy one, and have to special order the Mopar one.

I bought a chevy one and hogged out the housing to use the chevy holes on one of my Eddy perf intakes.

Been fine for about a year on my 73 Charger that gets run/driven about every 3 or 4 months.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Hell, ya could always paint it to match the engine....but that kinda defeats the purpose of shelling out that kind of money.

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Here is one for you even better than that other cool vue housing with built in stat you can see it working

http://coolviewthermostat.com/shop/mopar-cool-view-180-f-thermostat/

 

[Dennis H]

Mancini Billet on the RT. Not cheap either, but never leaked. Sealed easy.

 

[sublimegtx]

I gots me a clear one

 

[62MAX]

Nothing wrong with O.E.M.,spend your money on something worth while !!

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Nothing wrong with O.E.M.,spend your money on something worth while !!

Party pooper

 

[RustyRatRod]

Clear one? You gotta be kiddin me. Dude, get that off there. You might as well paint the thing chebbie orange.

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

LMAO. coming soon see through heads and blocks why not watch your drive train while it's running? That thing was designed by a steam fitter or boiler maker, It's a nice idea but belongs on a 100,000 gal water tank. Hell why not build a temp gauge into it as well?

wait...hmmmm quick to the patent office!

 

[5.7 hemi]

C'mon now guys, that see thru t-stat is kinda cool...no pun intended.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I just don't see either of these as an "upgrade". Maybe it's a chebbie thing.

 

[WP29440SE]

wow, I will keep my thoughts to myself ..... ive never had a problem sealing any factory housing ... and I thought my 10 dollar chrome one was pushing it lol

 

[RustyRatRod]

wow, I will keep my thoughts to myself ..... ive never had a problem sealing any factory housing ... and I thought my 10 dollar chrome one was pushing it lol

It is pushin it, chebbie boy. lol

 

[71_Duster]

Tough crowd.

The reason it's a 2 peice is so you can use the modern 78 and up t-stats which includes the fail safe ones etc.

Mines not leaking -knock on wood- but I have had past ones that would leak no matter how clean, how torqued, gasketed rtv etc. Not sure what t-stat is in the car so was going to pull it and check, figure a 180 would be fine.