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Frogmagic wrote:
I thought changing out the thermostat would be a nice, straightforward task as a first job with the newly acquired 1950, 2301 Regular Eight Touring Sedan. (I will register soon) When the housing was removed there was no retaining collar present! I am therefore looking to acquire one or an entire subsystem. Kanter does not have any nor a one-piece replacement they once offered. They gave me a part number PAC 348537. Might there be dimensions available to have machined into existence?

On this www.Packardonfo.com does a list of qualified vendors exist for when a search like this is required? Amazon and ebay also do not have these parts. What are your thoughts on a modern one-piece system? Does one exist for this car? I humbly ask for your assistance in helping locate what I need to get my 'blooper' back on the road. I want this car to be a regular driver and not a show car.

I believe these are the part numbers taken off a Packard Parts List from this site:

Thermostat housing - 5.0508

Thermostat - 5.0506

Retaining Collar - 5.0507

Gasket (paper?) - 5.0509 (Should I consider a cork gasket as the mating surface of the housing is a bit rough?)


Thank you very much.

Frogmagic wrote:e......newly acquired 1950, 2301 Regular Eight Touring Sedan. (I will register soon).....

Packard Don wrote:
These are hard to find in usable condition even for the later cars. I was lucky to find one barely usable from Gerry at Packards Southwest for my 1951 in spite already having several for the era in my stock. I have prewar ones too but I doubt any are usable without considerable work. So many Packards parts are easy to find but these were never properly reproduced to my knowledge so they remain elusive. I did buy some NOS retainers a few years back but even those may be sold out by now through the dealers.