[redden68]

I powdercoated mine. Looks real good, especially with the p/c manifold. I think some (maybe all) of the chrome ones come with o-rings which are a problem to seal. Can't remember the brand name of the thermostats.

 

[Guest]

Does anyone know the Company that makes a fail safe thermostat?

I have to strongly warn against these thermostats. I've been through at least three of them, and I finally learned my lesson.

The problem that fail-safe thermostats have is that if the car overheats once -- just once -- the thermostat will stick itself open permanently. I don't know if everyone's Mustang behaves like mine, but my temperature gets really hot right after i turn off the engine and the water stops circulating. I'd be willing to bet that it's enough to stick open the fail-safe thermostat.

As far as the water necks go, Mr. Gasket (and probably others) makes a chrome one with an O-Ring gasket. Ford Motorsport makes a nearly identical chrome one, and I believe they come in both O-Ring and non-O-Ring varieties. After some initial difficulty, I finally got my O-Ring Mr. Gasket water neck to seal (just needed some more torque), and then replaced it with a plain gasket Ford Motorsport variety, and now it leaks. Go figure. I'm going to go back to the O-Ring variety.

At least the O-Ring variety can be removed and replaced repeatedly with fairly minimal effort, which you're going to need if you use that fail-safe thermostat.

 

[eelkram]

Good point, I completely forgot about how hot my engine gets after shutdown.. and I've been stuck in traffic a few times recently where i was definitely pushing the limits of an overheat. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[65coupei6]

Try here for a stat http://www.stewartcomponents.com

 

[Guest]

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