LT5 Thermostat Housing

[efnfast]

Sorry Jerry, I posted this before I read your post. We certainly don't need two people investing money to make these. We don't consume that many.

[A26B]

Originally Posted by WVZR-1

The "service part" I referenced isn't the "pot metal" construction, that hasn't been serviced in that fashion by GM for likely 15+ years and probably 20.

Do you have a solution to the female coupling to the welded nipple on the outlet?

See, that tells you how much behind times I am! Is bread still 10 loaves for a dollar?

No, no solution to that part. To tell you the truth it hasn't come up on my radar. My priority list for manufacture of new parts is a hybrid list based on how critical the part is and also how expensive to develop. Presently in various stages of 12 new parts exclusive to the ZR-1 LT5.

[A26B]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Sorry Jerry, I posted this before I read your post. We certainly don't need two people investing money to make these. We don't consume that many.

No worries on my part. What matters most to me is filling the holes in keeping the LT5 viable. The gasket business has certainly evolved into more than I ever imagined & has become, what I am told, the most viable source on earth for LT5 parts. What I do know for sure, is that I am no longer retired!

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by A26B

Presently in various stages of 12 new parts exclusive to the ZR-1 LT5.

Awesome Can you give us some hints Jerry ?

[Gunny]

Originally Posted by A26B

... What I do know for sure, is that I am no longer retired!

Jerry, from my perspective being no longer retired is both good & bad. In looking at your retirement possibilities it appears that you need to buy up all the ZR-1's so that you would no longer have to spend so much time developing & restoring the "lost" parts. You gotta think outa the box, bro !!!

and now that you've picked yourself up from the floor from laughing so hard at my preposterous suggestion, let me give you a HUGE thanks for the service you provide to the ZR-1 community.

[FU]

Yes Sir !!

[cvette98pacecar]

Originally Posted by A26B

The original, servicable/threaded nipple is made from "pot metal." The replacement we carry is made from steel & is much more robust. You can probably get one from Autozone, Advance, O'Reilly, etc. Expect that it will twist off when being removed, requiring drilling out the dutchman and chasing the threads. If you don't have the right tools & skill, probably better to take to a machine shop than mess up a $500~$750 part.

Here's a link to see a photo of the part. http://cdn3.bigcommerce.com/s-nkg90o...0.1280.jpg?c=2

I do have a CNC billet replacement in the works, Although it will fit the same, it will not look like the OEM. This is a complex part to reproduce without springing for a new casting mold, requiring a 5 axis machining center.

I knew you would be creating a replacement for one of the three hard to get parts.

There is no half stepping @ Jerry's Gaskets.

SEMPER FI

[Coupe89]

Originally Posted by G2Garrettson

I'm looking for either a replacement 1991 LT5 thermostat housing or a shop that can refurbish the one I have. It has sprung a leak, I think around where one of the heater hose pipes comes in. Before I pull the unit and start looking for a shop that can refurbish it, I wanted to see if there was any source of replacement thermostat housings for that engine, or recommendations for a shop to refurbish the unit.

I gave my thermostat to a machine shop. I had a broken pipe off of the hose in the thermostat. It cost $75 to take it out. Cheaper then buying the tools and time I invested into getting out myself....

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by Coupe89

I gave my thermostat to a machine shop. I had a broken pipe off of the hose in the thermostat. It cost $75 to take it out. Cheaper then buying the tools and time I invested into getting out myself....

Money well spent as you and Jerry suggested