can you weld thermostat housing?

[seksehowy]

Yea like can you weld the thermostat back on if a part of it was cracked off? Like a part where the screw goes into.
on a ka24de
"part in red is broke off"

[hellfire]

You could weld anything. But chances are finding a replacement would be just as much, and would be better. There are tons of KA's laying around. In fact, I probably have that piece.

Tyler

[seksehowy]

i think its part of the block >.> and i could be wrong, i hope im wrong

[hellfire]

I don't think so. I wouldn't know right this second becuase I'm not in front of the motor, but I know on SR's its not.

Tyler

[seksehowy]

lmk tyler :] im new to engine work. hell im new to the everything.

[Casey]

are you keeping the motor?
if not ... and you have a welder... just weld that suckah on
no worires ...
howd you crack it off?

[seksehowy]

no idea. ~_~, jsut hear a metal crackign sound and seeing all the coolant on the floor. bleh. i want to keep it. but i gotta pull it out to weld it?

[MrsTurbo]

if u weld ur thermostat chances are its going to leak coolant. its not going to work right and ur car will have a hard time gettin to normal opp. temp. just buy a new 1

[seksehowy]

can i? get a new one?

[MrsTurbo]

ur talking about the thermostat that controls coolant flow right???

[hellfire]

He's talking about the HOUSING. Not the actual thermostat.

Tyler

[flip]

Lets try to find a pic of that part of a KA so we can see if it is replaceable or not...

[seksehowy]

nope the housing that holds the thermostat

[hellfire]

I've honestly been looking for a good picture of the side of a KA block since I found this thread. WTF is so hard about that to find on the damn interweb!

Tyler

[hellfire]

w00t! I win. Just a second.

Tyler

[hellfire]

Ok so the answer is good and bad. Its not part of the block, but it is part of the front cover, which includes the oil pump.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/carina240sx/ThermostatHousing.jpg

Tyler

[seksehowy]

if not i can draw a diagram again lol. a better one.

[hellfire]

And next time.. Don't expect me to spoon feed ya like that. LoL.. Your lucky I was so bored. :)

Tyler

[seksehowy]

O.o
so i gotta replace the oil pump too? hm.... how much would that be

[hellfire]

Yes, which means you will have to pull the whole front cover, which also means you pretty much have to pull the head. That sucks. :(

Tyler

[seksehowy]

i found one too

[hellfire]

I found that exact one too. But doesn't give a clear enough shot to tell if the housing unbolts or not.

Tyle

[seksehowy]

sigh, i guess imma jbweld it for now till after may26, if i can find a redtop by then to replace this motor

[hellfire]

LoL.. You can try. I would assume it would work, as I've seen people fix much worse things with JB Weld.

Tyler

[seksehowy]

^^ thanks tyler.

[aznanhnhan86]

dont waste your time hoa, u gotta get the whole cover that bolt before the water pump and its a pain in tha butt to work through. just JB weld it some more until u get the SR. which isnt too long!!!

[seksehowy]

get on aim man.

[Casey]

yeah weld that suckah

sucks that its an expensive piece....

just roll lessoften with the weld and get an sr

[v-empire]

lol...might as well use pvc pipe and pvc glue... if u are going to get it welded.....lol cheaper. just swap it out. should have told me to check it while you were there, might have one laying around. good luck. go to pull a part and yank it out.

[seksehowy]

its alright dave, its a crappy motor anyway im gonna swap it out as soon as i find an sr somewhere, or ashop that carry one. :|

[babowc]

http://240atlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2340

what the deal is?