Thermostat housing/filler combo?

[teamfour]

Anyone make a thermostat housing that combines the water filler neck? Here is one for a Chevy below; the SBF unit would have to incorporate a 90 degree elbow.

[Tony A.]

This is what i used.


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[Bob McLaughlin]

Here is what I did. I took a stock cast aluminum housing and weld on 2, 45 degree sectons to make a 90 degree bend to keep the flow passage smooth and height of the hose lower than my fill tank cover. Then I spent "some time" poislhing.
Bob Mac FFR3981

[Wade Chamberlain]

Lee - to answer your question...I don't think anybody makes one for the Ford. The closest thing I've seen is the custom one that Jim Pomroy had made, which of course resides on your dad's car!

[oldguy668]

You mean...like this one?





I made this out of an aluminum housing, a billet filler neck and some 1.25" OD thickwall tubing. The outlet can be plain tubing if you don't plan on AN fittings.

[Tony A.]

Sorry should have read the post a little slower.

[JimmyHunt]

Orange1 - What do you use the bypass hose connection for.

[Aaron Silidker]

Joe, what would you want to turn out another few fillers like that? I just found out today after some investigation that the cause of my overheating is the moroso POS filler neck not sealing right and I would like to eliminate the inline filler completely.

[oldguy668]

Aaron, the problem I have is finding aluminum thermostat housings. All the chrome ones are cast iron and NAPA carries plain cast iron. I can get them welded up for short money if I can get aluminum housings. I bought a 10 foot length of the tubing (for $2 a pound!). Get the housing and send it to me and I'll make one for you.

PS...the welds on mine are a little "knobby" looking, but the new guy I found will do a weld that looks like a row of tiny dimes. The guy is an aluminum artist.

[PNJSNAK]

Orange!: I have been trying to use the same one but getting the bypass nipple not to leak is an absolute bear. The nipple is a straight thread. Any comments on solving the leakage.
Jim

[Ozona]

The FRPP one is a pile. You have to epoxy the bypass nipple into the housing or it will leak like a sieve. (As you've found out)

[CobraEarl]

Originally posted by JimmyHunt:
Orange1 - What do you use the bypass hose connection for.

Jimmy,

the bypass hose?? need a bypass hose to keep the water circulated and STIRRED up in the block and heads before the thermostat opens.

earl

[CobraEarl]

Originally posted by teamfour:
Anyone make a thermostat housing that combines the water filler neck? Here is one for a Chevy below; the SBF unit would have to incorporate a 90 degree elbow.

PATIENCE GRASSHOPPER... In about 3 or 4 weeks, there will be FORD OPTIONS on this. OR MY NAME AINT COBRAEARL.

and they are gonna be Real PURTY.

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[Bob McLaughlin]

Earl, I'm looking forward to see what you come up with. Much needed product....It would have saved me lots of time.

Bob Mac
FFR3981

[Aaron Silidker]

So I did guess right Earl, now where is my prize?
Just kidding.

[CobraEarl]

Originally posted by Aaron Silidker:
So I did guess right Earl, now where is my prize?
Just kidding.

Aaron, what was it you guessed??

earl

[Aaron Silidker]

Back when you posted about aluminium casting I said is it a filler themro housing combo and you sais very very very warm. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Redfish]

Perfect timing...I just broke mine last week.

Please keep us posted CobraEarl.