New thermostat housing

This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series Backhoe

WaterNeck1With the process of getting the new engine connected, I discovered one item that had been previously overlooked. The stock thermostat housing exited straight up and would have caused the upper radiator hose to interfere with the turbocharger air inlet hose.  Obviously a solution was needed, and that solution turned out to be a custom thermostat housing that exited to the side.

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