RE: Replacement Radiator Question

[SB <polecat2@xxxxxxxx>]

I like cast iron thermostat housings.  I just bought one at NAPA for a 
little over five bucks.  It is incredibly stout, and thicker than my 
factory cast iron unit on my other car.  Came freshly machined and with 
a new gasket, too.  I can't see this monster warping.  It is made in 
China, but it's a great deal.  I just told the girl I needed a 
replacement thermostat housing for a 1969 Dodge Charger with a 440 
engine.  ("Do you mean 7.2 liter?" she said.)

As far as 16 lb. radiator caps go, I understand how one would be leery 
of using one on an older radiator.  Age and condition aside, my 1969 
Plymouth Fury brochure lists 16 lb. caps and 195 degree thermostats 
standard on ALL Furies.  My 1964 Plymouth brochure mentions a towing 
package, part of which is an upgrade to a 16 lb. radiator cap.  If the 
radiator is up to it, I like to use a 16 lb. cap.



Rich Kinsley wrote:
> 
> I had a car do that once and the problem was the chrome t-stat housing 
> warped the t-stat and it froze shut.


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