Thermostat housing

[laidbackbigun]

Looking to replace my thermostat housing with a chrome one given to me for free. It looks the same but guy says my tbi intske uses a different style housing and his is for a old sbc intake.

 

[454cid]

Maybe the gasket? Newer ones use a rubber gasket that fits on the edge of the thermostat. Older ones would use a flat cardboard gasket. I think the relief for the rubber is in the intake, not the housing, Though.

 

[someotherguy]

Correct.. whether old or new TBI intake the housing still has a flat surface on the bottom. Old one uses traditional paper gasket, newer one (started around 94) uses the split o-ring that goes around the thermostat and there's a relief in the intake for it.

I'd skip the chrome water neck though; they usually end up leaking.

Richard

 

[c1500deathtrap]

it'll work. use it.

 

[Schurkey]

Looking to replace my thermostat housing with a chrome one given to me for free. It looks the same but guy says my tbi intske uses a different style housing and his is for a old sbc intake.

WHAT ENGINE? WHAT MODEL YEAR?

 

[laidbackbigun]

I have a 1995 tbi 5.7 the housing he has was purchased for a 350 out of a 82 c10

 

[c1500deathtrap]

aside from physical interference issues on weird intakes, (TPI) all of the water necks for sbc are generally interchangeable. May not point where you like, but it will seal.

 

[laidbackbigun]

Cool thanks for the input guys