Thermo housing

[Timthetoolman]

I am in the process of rebuilding my heads.

The thermo housing of course has the little steel ball, everyone says make sure it is loose and free, mine wasn't, I pulled the retainer out and it fell apart.

Can't find a new retainer that holds the ball in place, where can you find them or what is plan B.

 

[icanfixall]

Nobody sells a repair kit so you need to buy the complete thermostat housing now. Or wait around for someone to explain how they repaired theirs like MacGiver does things.

 

[towcat]

all you need is the ball and something to hold the ball in while you're assembling the outlet. Items like butter or vasaline comes to mind.

 

[discbrks]

I left the ball in my t-stat hsg out. Been running for 2k miles with no problems. If you really wanted to reinstall it, I think a small rubber o-ring would work fine.