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Thermostat Housing

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:47 am
by mikmik
There's a bolt down the middle of the top of the thermostat housing on my Ital- engined 1.3 Marina

or rather there was...


Any ideas for me?

Should I just try get a new housing or can the bolt be obtained?

Thanks in advance

Re: Thermostat Housing

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:30 am
by MarinaCoupe
It's not a bolt its a large plastic screw with a seal. It's there to aid bleeding air from the water system. MGBs also used them. I found this MGB one on Ebay Linky. Should be the same size but can't guarantee it.

Part No. ARA2634

Also at Leacy MG Linky

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Re: Thermostat Housing

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:34 pm
by snowy
Buy one of these instead, you will never have to worry again...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-TDi-Ra ... 4152773697

Re: Thermostat Housing

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:04 pm
by MarinaCoupe
Nice one

Re: Thermostat Housing

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:26 pm
by MARINAMAN480
yep nice one good idea. i once used a 1/2inch bsp black plug from my plumbing stuff.

Re: Thermostat Housing

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:44 pm
by mikmik
Nice one marinacoupe- ordered from eBay - didn't see the landrover thingy... :(

Hopefully it'll do the trick!

Thanks again

Mick

Re: Thermostat Housing

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:31 pm
by crashbang
i found a brass one years ago and keept it for every one of my marinas the pich is bsp if that helps
plus did they put that housing on the 1800 its just i need one now as the rad i have just fitted is lower and the high ponit is the top of the block :?

Thermostat Housing

Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:32 am
by MarinaCoupe
They didn't use them on the 1800 marina but as they used them on the mgb you should be able to fit one of those. Be careful though some outlet pipes go the wrong way and as you know the housings only fit one way