Good thing yah caught it. My car had one on it when I bought it. It was fine for quite awhile. But started to "rot" basically and caused leaks. Plus the neck of it had lots of stress marks. I slapped a nice billet one on there and haven't had a problem since.
-----Original Message----- From: John Nasta <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Jul 9, 2009 11:32 am Subject: [Chevelle-list] chrome thermostat housing (water outlet) Just a little caveat emptor... When I built the engine for my El Camino 4 or 5 years ago, I put one of those shiny chrome thermostat housings on it. It rotted from the inside and developed a hole, which caused a bad leak. Today I bought the good old fashioned cast one and the walls of it are substantially thicker. I was lucky not to get stuck somewhere. I first noticed it when I was just moving the car from one side of the street to the other for parking regulations.? ?
