How I spent Columbus Day:
My t-stat cover gasket was leaking, and when I pulled it off, the cover was so eroded that I had to file it down to make a new flat surface. But I shaved so much off that when I tightened the bolts, the t-stat was sticking out of its groove far enough that the ear broke off the aluminum cover (Motorcraft RH-36). And the heater outlet nipple was severely rusted. So after checking with every parts store & the dealer, and finding that the pipe isn't available from anywhere, I picked up a cast iron cover from NAPA & a bunch of copper from Home Depot. A couple of hours later, I had something that I HOPE will fit...
UPDATE:
Apparently, there are some of the original fittings available again (
Elbow E5TZ-18599-C ~$32) but my contraption is still working fine after 6 years & another modification.
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![heaterpipe.jpg How I spent Columbus Day:
My t-stat cover gasket was leaking, and when I pulled it off, the cover was so eroded that I had to file it down to make a new flat surface. But I shaved so much off that when I tightened the bolts, the t-stat was sticking out of its groove far enough that the ear broke off the aluminum cover (Motorcraft RH-36). And the heater outlet nipple was severely rusted. So after checking with every parts store & the dealer, and finding that the pipe isn't available from anywhere, I picked up a cast iron cover from NAPA & a bunch of copper from Home Depot. A couple of hours later, I had something that I HOPE will fit...
UPDATE:
Apparently, there are some of the original fittings available again ([url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000O0VIAM/]Elbow E5TZ-18599-C[/url] ~$32) but my contraption is still working fine after 6 years & another modification.
[url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/992199][img]https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/992199/thumbnail/38hifansw.jpg[/img][/url] . [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1033822][img]https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1033822/thumbnail/50waterneck6.jpg[/img][/url]
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[url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/572778][img]https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/572778/thumbnail/heaterpipein.jpg[/img][/url] . [url=https://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/894689][img]https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/894689/thumbnail/intakei6efi.jpg[/img][/url] . [url=https://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/512250][img]https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/512250/thumbnail/heaterhose49l.jpg[/img][/url]](https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/572490/fullsize/heaterpipe.jpg)