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By Daniel Jessup - 12 Years Ago
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For those of you that put a new pipe in your T'stat housing, where are you finding stock metal piping in a 5/8" OD size? Most of what I am finding is either stainless steel or copper tubing.
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By charliemccraney - 12 Years Ago
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On some engines that I have disassembled, they used a pipe nipple to replace that tubing. Probably a 3/8 pipe nipple. You can find that at a hardware store.
I have seen steel spacers at Lowes and Home Depot in the hardware area. If they have 5/8 od, that would work, too.
Any local metal place should be able to find something for you. They usually have a "drops" section where you can buy it by the pound which can save a lot of money, but that is only if what you need happens to be in the drops section.
You can find it online all day long, but it will be a little pricy, with shipping. I've use onlinemetals when I needed a real small quantity of something and didn't find it locally in the drops. if you have to have it cut, there is usually a cut charge or you can buy an uncut 20 or 24 foot piece. Shipping is usually cheaper than the cut charge or uncut piece.
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By RB - 12 Years Ago
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You can find it at McMasterCarr.com
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By paul2748 - 12 Years Ago
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Ive fixed a couple of them with a pipe nipple, 5/8 hose end which I got from a parts store. Get the old nipple completely out without scoring the housing. The size of the hole is just about the correct one for the 3/8 (I believe) NPT tap. Don't go down too far with the tap. Even though its self sealing pipe thread, use some type of sealer (Tape, etc.).
There usually are two types - one with a hex to tighten, the other with a no hex and a slot at the 5/8 end used to tighten. I usually use the latter as it is shorter to make it easier to get the hose on.
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By stuey - 12 Years Ago
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over here in the UK model engineering supplies are a good hunting ground for small quantities of small diam tube/stock etc stuey
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By Oldmics - 12 Years Ago
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Federated Auto Parts stores carry (or can get) part # 84716 which is the "nippled" pipe that I use for repairing those T stat housings. Its originally a 4 Seasons part which I believe is 4 Seasons part # FSP6 I use a little JB Weld smeared around the end of the pipe before I press the pipe in to prevent leaks. Oldmics
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By glrbird - 12 Years Ago
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What's wrong with stainless, that is what I use. More corrosion resistant.
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By aussiebill - 12 Years Ago
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glrbird (1/28/2013)
What's wrong with stainless, that is what I use. More corrosion resistant.I have 5/8" gal plated tube here and fits perfectly, just a press fit into housing.
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By Daniel Jessup - 12 Years Ago
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Thanks for all the replies... ordered a 3 foot tube from onlinemetals.com last night. Cheaper than I expected and a whole lot cheaper than stainless where I live. I'll take a "crack" at replacing my first one when the tube shows up later on this week, lol. Like the idea of JB weld with the fitment...sounds like a good idea.
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By Daniel Jessup - 12 Years Ago
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Fellas, thanks again for your comments, and I could not help but say a special thanks to charlie for the lead about onlinemetals... it is already here at my door even when I used their lowest shipping option.  NICE
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By charliemccraney - 12 Years Ago
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For future reference, another place I've used for small quantities is Metalsdepot. The minimum quantity is larger than online metals but it is typically 2 feet. Metalsdepot is toward the east coast. I just remembered them because I need some stuff to make a spacer so a spring compressor work with my Firebird.
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