? about thermostat housing

[djmoreron]

will the thermostat housing off an L16 engine fit the L20b. i have no clue what parts swap and imma head out to a parts yard this week and wanna make sure i dont pass one up... :confused::confused:

[kiznook]

yes

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Same bolt holes so yeah a direct bolt on. The L 20 housing may have different connectors on if for the temp. sender but can be made to work. Also any L series Z car housing will work also,same deal with connectors being different. I pulled one off a Z car but never used it, to me it looked a little clutttered with the extra connectors on it. Its in the middle of the pic....

 

[datzenmike]

Keep track of which bolt went where. Don't replace the front one with one that's too long, as it shares space with the timing chain, and could make contact.

[banzai510(hainz)]

the housing bolts to the head fine.

Hard part is finding a gasket. I made spares using a org from a kit some where.

this will be th head to the housing gasket

some later L20s use a housing that has a water port.

Some L16s have a hole(water port some dont) for a bypass to the intake to heat it.

[djmoreron]

wow, good to know.

 

can i use nea high temp gasket material to make a gasket? the autozone nearby has the housing to head gasket, but its really thin... (if that makes a difference)

[hang_510]

ive made all of them from paper gasket material w/ a tiny amount of RTV. no leaks.

[banzai510(hainz)]

If autozone has the housing to head gasket get some spares

Give me the part# also.

 

I use a orginal gasket then buy the gray sheets of gasket material.

[djmoreron]

cool. i get the part #s when i get out of class tonite. the only autozone that has em happens to be open 24 hours. woot

[djmoreron]

stopped by the autozone that claimed to have the gasket for the head to housing, but they couldnt find it, so im off to another one near my work tommorrow. i did however, get the water outlet gasket....

 

ROL gaskets

WO8221-001

FP-25581

http://www.rolmfg.com

 

:cool:

 

EDIT: you know, from the rolmfg website, you can see the part#s for all the gaskets they make for the l20b engine and pictures of them. the housing to head part number is WO8426.

 

[dat521gatherer]

i too like to make my own gaskets.

 

if you get the housing with the extra water port line you could use it for a after market water temp gauge. like a tripple gauge. finding the adapter isn't easy though.

 

i love having dual water sending units and dual oil light and pressure gauge. most people like to chop out the original and hook up after market stuff. you can always run both if ya want.