(Rant) Thermostat Housing Leaks...

...are still a thing?!?!

Forty years ago, I ran into several cheap aftermarket chrome housings that would leak after sanding flat, torquing carefully, greasing gaskets and even siliconing them.

Almost 30 years ago, my partner and I gave up on the chrome junk housing on our race car.

I always "fixed" them by using a factory housing.

I've owned a 5.0 Mustang since '87, always kept the factory housing, no problem ever.

So I bought a D150 in '09 for the drivetrain, which I put in my Duster a couple years ago. I never touched the chrome housing (which was siliconed almost beyond recognition), until recently; to install a cooler stat.

It leaked. I tried sanding flat, siliconing, etc. I even tried a "Real Gasket", which I read about on here. Torqued to their spec, leaked.

Torqued to "my spec", (may have involved some anger), leaked.

I put an original type on it, no more leaks. (Four Seasons 84830, small block)

I've heard this same story from others. On here, too.

Rant over. :thankyou: