cobraz240z Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Ok I Have A 240z And I Need A Thermostat Housing. I Don't Want To Use A 280z One, Anybody Have One For Sale I Can Paypal You The Money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I'm pretty sure I have one. Shoot me a pic of exactly what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Old post, but will a 280zx thermostat housing fit on a 240z E88 head? Broke both bolts trying to change the thermostat. Got one out on the bench and then snapped the easy out in the bolt on the other. I should have drilled the hole bigger #@$)&)!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Old post, but will a 280zx thermostat housing fit on a 240z E88 head? Broke both bolts trying to change the thermostat. Got one out on the bench and then snapped the easy out in the bolt on the other. I should have drilled the hole bigger #@$)&)!?! Yes. There are acouple of "extra" parts on the ZX housing, but nothing to be concerned with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcarnut Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 ...will a 280zx thermostat housing fit on a 240z E88 head? Yes. There are acouple of "extra" parts on the ZX housing, but nothing to be concerned with. You will have to use the upper ZX thermostat housing as well. It uses three bolts to secure it, whereas the earlier Z cars used only two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 You will have to use the upper ZX thermostat housing as well. It uses three bolts to secure it, whereas the earlier Z cars used only two. Thanks Steve, I forgot to mention that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow_Old_Car Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 yep, all thermo housings are the same 2 bolt through mount system to the head, with the difference being if the upper half is a 2 or 3 bolt design. as long as you have matching halves you can replace it to your hearts content. a little playing around w/ a grinder can reall produce a cleaned up piece too, getting rid of useless areas of casting and whatnot. do so w/ caution though, as some areas are very thin and easy to crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willyg Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 you may want to use a heli coil!!! Or two. stronger and less likely to freeze up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I think I acutually saved it. Getting ready to put it back on the car for a test. I ended up drilling around the easy out and through the bottom. I re-threaded it with a larger American thread bolt. Now lets see if it holds water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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