56D500boy - 2016-11-03 9:32 PM
Still prepping my D-500 for the next starting trial. Down to the last things. Was going to install a new thermostat and bendy rad hose late this afternoon and when I took the old hose off I discovered that the thermostat housing/water connection elbow
(PN 853969 as far as I can tell
) is in sad shape. I have attempted a "repair"
(bodge
) using Bondo brand "Plastic Metal" but no doubt it will only be a temporary fix
(if at all - I think there is some good meat to put the clamp onto but still it is sh*t
). I was thinking that there might be a substitute out there somewhere, e.g. a chrome thing usually used on Chevys or whatever. I didn't find anything searching for 853969 on ebay for example. I did find this though:
http://www.jholst.net/55-58-parts-manual/engine.pdf