Thermostat housings for Weiand 177 454s?
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Thermostat housings for Weiand 177 454s?
Guys,
Apologies for all the questions but planning out blower install. What thermo housings are you using?
Specifics:
454 Mags
Gil Exhausts - raw water dumps
Closed cooling with Merc heat exchangers cooling manifolds and block
Standard Merc recirc pumps for now.
Want to make sure whatever I use will not cause clearance issues.
Thanks!
Swamp
Apologies for all the questions but planning out blower install. What thermo housings are you using?
Specifics:
454 Mags
Gil Exhausts - raw water dumps
Closed cooling with Merc heat exchangers cooling manifolds and block
Standard Merc recirc pumps for now.
Want to make sure whatever I use will not cause clearance issues.
Thanks!
Swamp
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Not sure about the closed cooling but my 525 SC had a standard BBC like a 420 style thermostat housing...it had a hole drilled and tapped in the top with the plastic check ball deal in it for the upper water feeds on the elbows...like I said not sure if that will work for closed cooling or not...your current housings won't fit??
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to be honest they are the old school ones and have seen better days so planning to replace. I like the stainless ones I've seen around but weiand instructions seem to point to a thermo relocation kit??? Will see when I mock everything up but trying to get ahead of it.....so install can happen over a weekend without waiting for parts. Thanks for inputs!
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Have you checked Hardin marine?? they had all different shapes and sizes when I was shopping for one...might be worth a look??
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to be honest they are the old school ones and have seen better days so planning to replace. I like the stainless ones I've seen around but weiand instructions seem to point to a thermo relocation kit??? Will see when I mock everything up but trying to get ahead of it.....so install can happen over a weekend without waiting for parts. Thanks for inputs!