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Thermostat housing under weiand 144 leaking,can't get it to seal. Looks like I have to pull the blower to get to it. What is everyone using for a thermostat housing?
Get an aluminum one or stock or steel, the chrome ones are made of pot metal with heat they tend to warp, you can try to sand it flat but with time they will warp again.
I also had to try two chrome housings, the first one was a total fail before I rebuilt my engine. After I rebuilt my engine, I thought I could get the chrome one right and it did hold for about 800 miles then started leaking also. I dug out one of my stockers for my motor and planed the base for flatness and carefully reinstalled it and no more leak. I am using a 12# radiator cap. The only down side for me was I had the heat shrink hose clamps on all the hoses in my engine bay and now I have one SS screw clamp on the redone thermostat housing. At this point I am good with it, no leakAfter trying 3 chrome housings and still getting a leak, I went back to using a cast iron one and my nightmare was over... no more leaks!