SanDiegoPaul

Mine is a Mr. Gasket chromie and it leaks. There is always an ounce of coolant or so, on top of the intake by #1 and it drives me nutzzzzz! :smash:

And believe it or not, I did indeed put some thought into it when I put the motor in. I purposely got one with the O-Ring design for sealing rather than a regular gasket type. Of course I can never See It LEAK ack that would be too easy :yesnod: :smash: so I just assume it happens on cool down.

It also bothers me that the neck has no rib on it to keep a hose on well. I've seen several of that type blow off on the Dyno at work although this one seems OK and the system rarely builds up any pressure at all :cool:

So where to get a chrome one with the right angle, that seals well and also has that all-important rib at the end of the neck?

Thanks! :D

tnt76vette

Suggest you double clamp the rad hose and get some GOOD gasket sealer and use it along with the "O" ring..... :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod:

77Dream

I got mine from ecklers and have had no problems. I'm not sure who makes it, it only says "Made in Taiwan" :rolleyes:

It has a rubber ring type seal and the "rib" to hold the hose. Looks nice too :cool:

Twin_Turbo

look for pin holes, those cheap chrome things are notorious for wearing and developing a pinhole.

Marck

Eddie 70

Another one of those annoying little problems that just don`t seem to want to go away. I reused my cast housing and just painted it an aluminum color so it would kind of blend in. No leaks. Sorry not much help I know.

CF6873

I know a guy who got burned pretty badly from the hose blowing off of a chrome housing. I choose not to use them. Craig

Jughead

:iagree: Happened to me at about 50MPH! :eek: It blew a puff of white smoke up thru my L-88 hood and onto the winshield. That was a small problem considering the mess in the engine compartment...it's tough getting coolant stains off chrome & aluminum. :cuss :cuss

I switched to a billit aluminum swivel housing.

OkeeGuy

i used this billet aluminum one...i love it...no leaks...
and it swivels to aim exactly where you want it...
on the expensive side but i think its one of those times when you get what you paid for... :yesnod:
i know its not chome but it is very shiny...

sorry...i forgot the link...here it is... http://billetspecialties.com/item.as...t+housing&pg=1


[Modified by SIGNGUY, 6:25 PM 1/30/2003]

ED DINAPOLI

Use 2 gaskets on the intake. The castings are generally poor. For the radiator hose connection, take a grinder and grind off all the chrome up to where you hose will cover. This will increase the holding power of the clamp. Good luck.
Ed

Ganey

I oil the O ring before install & they seal.

AlwaysWave

:iagree: :cheers:

Smokehouse69

My ZZ4 looks to have come with a cast aluminum neck, it looks pretty good and is probably available from GM. It doesn't look like it is too expensive.

SanDiegoPaul

I reused my cast housing and just painted it an aluminum color so it would kind of blend in.

That was indeed my first choice. But the TVS that was in it had a broken nipple and when I unscrewed it for replacement, the threads in the housing came out with it. :nono: :boxing :cry

GrandSportC3

I use o-ring gaskets.. and I never had any problems with any chrome thermostat housings...

:cheers:

Olivier

1Bad69

i have the same problem...make sure the surface of it is perfectly flat...i had to file mine as it was a bit wavy ....

Vetterodder

I had the same problem with that same housing. The problem was the crappy pot metal they're made of would corrode away around the Oring, causing it to lose it's seal. I tried an aluminum swivel unit but it's angle wasn't right without changing the upper hose. I put the original iron neck back on a couple years ago and no problems since.

BIGsteve

I had the same problem with leaking. Mine was REALLY wavy, so I tossed it for a better quality non-chrome version. A lot of the chromed stuff seems to be really crap.

SanDiegoPaul

use o-ring gaskets.. and I never had any problems with any chrome thermostat housings...


Source, PLEASE!!

Thanks :party: