Technical please help I`m stuck - cooling system

[martyboy1960]

I have a 1992 2.5 td ducato based hymer motorhome and I desperately need a new thermostat housing, and im finding it imposible to get hold of. I`ve tried fiat dealers etc, no joy. I managed to find a radiator but the hoses are not so easy to get either, so can anyone point me in the right direction. Any help would be well appreciated, thanks....Marty

 

[martyboy1960]

anyone out there ?.........guess not !

 

[ponsaloti]

Breakers yard

 

[x Alex x]

www.talbotoc.com

 

[martyboy1960]

tried breakers, nothing doing. The fiat built 2.5td is not the same as the talbot,peugeot and citreon engine, hence the problem. When i removed the housing and had a proper look i realised that the problem was the pipework that is attached to the housing, its steel and was rusted through ,i replaced them with brass 1/2" hose tails with a 15mm adapter from my local plumbers merchants, bingo,bobs your uncle etc.The repair shop i use just wanted to replace the unit and had not noticed the fact that the pipes were steel and the housing alloy, totall cost for parts, about twenty quid, god knows how much a replacement housing would have cost given the rarity of them.

vultus quod vos vadum animadverto

 

[ponsaloti]

By letting everyone know how rare they are, you've just doubled there value