Re: [AMC-list] Phew! That's a relief (sweet smell, dry plugs)

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

>
> On 6/11/2009 10:14 AM, Armand Eshleman spouted this sage advice:
>
>  I couldn't find a "good" cap such as high quality Stant or a Gates. Gates
>> sold that part of its business and the only Stant I could find was a made
>> in
>> china one with the stant name on it.
>
>


I've had no problem at all with aftermarket caps I get from NAPA, lucky for
me! My newest is two years old. I run 14 lbs in all cars (mostly because I
never thought about it).

The leaks in my 195.6OHV are because the thermostat neck is thoroughly
rotten and won't seal. Over the last few weeks I did the electrolytic rust
removal thing on a spare, it came out really great. I'll post pics "soon".

"Great" means all the rust gone inside and out. THe part is almost unusable
from corrosion though. I know it's mostly late-in-life lack of maintenance
but there's obvious heavy electrolytic corrosion around the brass
thermostat. I didn't think brass-to-iron would do that much harm. The wear
is bad enough I will have to put a bead of weld along the bottom and file it
flat.

I really should fabricate a new one from scratch and adapt modern
thermostats at the same time. It's not that hard!
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