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Hi all,
I broke off the protrusion that the hose from the header tank fits onto at the t-stat housing cover (hope that you know what I mean there!)
1 Has anyone else done this before?
2 How did you fix it? (As opposed to buying a new one from FORD!!!!)
3 How much did FORD charge (rob?) you for a new housing? (kinda answers question two eh!)
Looking forward to your input....
David BC
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1. Yes, on a different car (If I understand what you mean) Solution was found on a nearby junkyard  T.
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Check the junkyard. 
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2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
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2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
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I checked the junkyard, and came up with a big zero.
Local Lincoln Mercury bringing one in for tommorrow $30 CAD + taxes.
Lesson for self, don't try to lever against anything on this car, it's plastic and will break!!
David BC
White '96 Mystique GS ATX
HM Intake-K&N
Knauberised
Flo-Pro Muffler (No Res)
Kenwood KDX322
1600W MA 6 channel amp
2x 12" MTX Subs (in a box)
4x SPS570 Alpine door speakers
Viper alarm/starter
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UPDATE!!!
Before I shell out my hard earned green (& brown, red, blue + purple!!) I decided to try some two part resin adhesive. I'll let you know if it works!!
David BC
White '96 Mystique GS ATX
HM Intake-K&N
Knauberised
Flo-Pro Muffler (No Res)
Kenwood KDX322
1600W MA 6 channel amp
2x 12" MTX Subs (in a box)
4x SPS570 Alpine door speakers
Viper alarm/starter
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Originally posted by DavidBC:
I checked the junkyard, and came up with a big zero.
Local Lincoln Mercury bringing one in for tommorrow $30 CAD + taxes.
Lesson for self, don't try to lever against anything on this car, it's plastic and will break!!
When I was fighting with the powersteering pump, I accidently caught the line in the clip for the hood prop. *snap* 
Contour--It will make a master mechanic out of you!
95 LX MTX Bolt-ons
95 Neon SOHC ATX
77 Dodge Powerwagon-more displacement than my Neon, Contour, and wife's Saturn---combined!
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I would not trust a glue joint exposed to heat and pressure!
Is this the tube back to the reservoir tank, or is it a circulating part of the cooling system?
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Hey Paul, yeah it's the tube going back to the reservior (header tank) The glue I used is a two part resin which I have used with great success on many applications over the years (dries hard like plastic), however, I bit the bullet and had the local Lincoln Mercury Dealer bring in new T-stat housing cover (PN RH-42) from out of province for the "Good Guy" price of $30 CAD + tax. I'll pop it on when I get a 180F T-stat from town.
Off topic, but did you have any luck with that E-Ram gadget? If so, does it work?
Thanks
David BC
White '96 Mystique GS ATX
HM Intake-K&N
Knauberised
Flo-Pro Muffler (No Res)
Kenwood KDX322
1600W MA 6 channel amp
2x 12" MTX Subs (in a box)
4x SPS570 Alpine door speakers
Viper alarm/starter
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The e-Ram works, but not very much. I haven't dynoed it (though I suppose I will be able to when I get around to doing a custom chip), but I think it's yielding only like four horsepower at the most.
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