[cwcarpenter98]

Uh oh, had to wake up Frankentruck from a 2 month hibernation

The thermostat housing was a cheap one to get me by when the original one was too warped to seal. It had an O ring groove cut in it, and that was causing the gasket to not seal well. I finally replaced it with the new one I had bout over the summer.

While I had the coolant drained, I also installed a new heater valve. I was always annoyed by the manual valve I had because I would either forget to turn it on or off depending on the season. The new valve is from a Ford because it was the only metal valve with the provisions to attach a cable to it that I could find. I had an unused cable on the heater controls, so hooked it to the valve and now I don't have to open the hood to turn the heat on.

After that was done, I decided to make a bracket for my washer/coolant resivor. I used part of the driver's door I had cut out when I did the rust repair