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robwijnstok · 21st February 2009, 16:54

Thanks for you reply Fidel,

I hope Kaiser is able to find someone to manufacture metal or brass thermostat housings in a batch soon, I mean realy soon

. I trust there are loads of members who are interested in a metal thermostat housing. Watch the amount of reply’s when he makes his announce that production can be started!

For now I hope Kaiser will be so kind to help me getting started with the appropriate info and I will ask a friend of my if he is able to make it.
Your idea of making the housing more strong with epoxy is an interesting one. However I do not know how this will hold on the long term. On the other hand, if you do nothing, it will break for shore.

I can not imagine a team of car developers at Rover where someone presents his idea of making a thermostat housing of plastic, knowing that it will be fitted on a very warm place on the engine, and not being laughed out by his colleagues. I just can’t. It must have been the same team responsible for the VIS motors.

Rob.

21st February 2009, 16:54	#15
robwijnstok Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer 2.5V6 autobox, Rover Streetwise 2.0 DTi, MG ZR160 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gelderland Posts: 617 Thanks: 5 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Thanks for you reply Fidel, I hope Kaiser is able to find someone to manufacture metal or brass thermostat housings in a batch soon, I mean realy soon. I trust there are loads of members who are interested in a metal thermostat housing. Watch the amount of reply’s when he makes his announce that production can be started! For now I hope Kaiser will be so kind to help me getting started with the appropriate info and I will ask a friend of my if he is able to make it. Your idea of making the housing more strong with epoxy is an interesting one. However I do not know how this will hold on the long term. On the other hand, if you do nothing, it will break for shore. I can not imagine a team of car developers at Rover where someone presents his idea of making a thermostat housing of plastic, knowing that it will be fitted on a very warm place on the engine, and not being laughed out by his colleagues. I just can’t. It must have been the same team responsible for the VIS motors. Rob. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Membership Number 344 Driving with a BIG smile... and it's Chatsworth Elegant Bronze. Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly!