Went through the same experience myself. Not fun. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 2:55 PM, <bad66chevelle...@aol.com> wrote:
> 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 <6...@johnnasta.com> > To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net > 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. > > > ------------------------------ > Finding the best videos just got easier. Try the NEW > Truveo.com<http://www.truveo.com/?ncid=emlweustruv00000001> > . > -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
