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Paradise Garage
Topic author - Posts: 53
- Joined: Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:27 pm
- First Name: Robert
- Last Name: Howie
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1924 coupe
- Location: Paradise, Nova Scotia
Water neck
Is there a close substitute for a water neck (thermostat housing) that is common to another vehicle that I could make work on my model t?
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Humblej
- Posts: 1957
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:23 pm
- First Name: Jeff
- Last Name: Humble
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Canadian coupe, 1924 TT C-cab, 1924 runabout
- Location: Charlevoix, Mi
- Board Member Since: 2006
Re: Water neck
No, there is not a close substitute, you will need a Ford water outlet, and a model T does not use a thermostat.
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TRDxB2
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- First Name: Frank
- Last Name: Brandi
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: Speedsters (1919 w 1926 upgrades), 1926 (Ricardo Head)
- Location: Moline IL
- Board Member Since: 2018
Re: Water neck
What year?
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Craig Leach
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- First Name: craig
- Last Name: leach
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1919 Firetruck/1922 Speedster
- Location: Laveen Az
Re: Water neck
Hi Robert,
Are you looking for a elbow that is reccessed for a thermostat? Speedway Motors & other suppliers have a 45* swivel outlet for skinny block
chebies, I believe the bolt patern is the same (someone used a gasket from one on a T the other day.) It can be turned in any direction & locks
when tightened. I think you have to slip a short piece of hose on it to get the T hose to fit. I'm pretty sure some of the venders sell a thermostat
with a special gasket for that.
Craig.
Are you looking for a elbow that is reccessed for a thermostat? Speedway Motors & other suppliers have a 45* swivel outlet for skinny block
chebies, I believe the bolt patern is the same (someone used a gasket from one on a T the other day.) It can be turned in any direction & locks
when tightened. I think you have to slip a short piece of hose on it to get the T hose to fit. I'm pretty sure some of the venders sell a thermostat
with a special gasket for that.
Craig.
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Mark Gregush
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- First Name: Mark
- Last Name: Gregush
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1925 cutdown PU, 1948 F2 Ford flat head 6 pickup 3 speed
- Location: Portland Or
- Board Member Since: 1999
Re: Water neck
The thermostat sold by the dealers is made to between the water outlet and head.
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1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
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Jeff Hood
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- First Name: Jeff
- Last Name: Hood
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Touring, 1923 Fordor, 1924 Martin Parry Canopy Express, 1925 Coupe
- Location: Long Beach, CA.
Re: Water neck
I needed one in a pinch one time and used one for a small block chevy. You have to oval out the bolt holes, but it works. Different years and models have different angles. I believe the one I used was for a 1955, so even that might be hard to find. I just checked my parts stash, it was a Four Seasons 84820. The angle was good, but the hose size was smaller so I had to use another piece of hose as a sleeve, and oval the bolt holes.
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Allan
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- Last Name: Bennett
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1912 van, 1917 shooting brake, 1929 roadster buckboard, 1924 tourer, 1925 barn find buckboard, 1925 D &F wide body roadster, 1927LHD Tudor sedan.
- Location: Gawler, Australia
Re: Water neck
From sunny South Australia where we have California type climate, can I ask,"What is the need for a Thermostat'?' If it is to restrict the water flow to make the car run warmer,there were period accessories to blank off portions of the radiator, as seen in the latest of Tom Rootlieb's selection of photos.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.