Metal Thermostat Housing Recommendation

[John_Fengel]

Good morning! I have a 2001 ST Gen 1 with 215,000 miles and it has a leaking plastic Thermostat Housing - I bought the truck new and it has served me well and I think the leaking Thermostat Housing is the third one since it was new and it is now beginning to leak - I really don't want to use the plastic housing this time so I need to purchase the aluminum one - I see there are at least 2 available but would like some opinions on which one to use and where to purchase it - Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! John

 

[swshawaii]

Confirm t-stat housing part number before ordering. Explorers and Rangers may be different.
https://www.google.com/search?q=4.0...Njc4MGowajE1qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[stunner67]

Good morning! I have a 2001 ST Gen 1 with 215,000 miles and it has a leaking plastic Thermostat Housing - I bought the truck new and it has served me well and I think the leaking Thermostat Housing is the third one since it was new and it is now beginning to leak - I really don't want to use the plastic housing this time so I need to purchase the aluminum one - I see there are at least 2 available but would like some opinions on which one to use and where to purchase it - Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! John

I got an all aluminum one from Amazon and it fit perfectly and works great.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6Q9M4J...psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9ocXBfc2hhcmVk

 

[Larry Holmes]

Good morning! I have a 2001 ST Gen 1 with 215,000 miles and it has a leaking plastic Thermostat Housing - I bought the truck new and it has served me well and I think the leaking Thermostat Housing is the third one since it was new and it is now beginning to leak - I really don't want to use the plastic housing this time so I need to purchase the aluminum one - I see there are at least 2 available but would like some opinions on which one to use and where to purchase it - Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! John

Good morning John. Here’s the one that I ordered for my 2004 ST 4.0L Gen 1 that worked like a charm. I didn’t use the unbranded thermostat that comes with it because the Motocraft one in use was fairly new.

 

[Larry Holmes]

Good morning John. Here’s the one that I ordered for my 2004 ST 4.0L Gen 1 that worked like a charm. I didn’t use the unbranded thermostat that comes with it because the Motocraft one in use was fairly new.

 

[John_Fengel]

Thanks for the replies guys! Looks like I may delay getting one right now since we just went through a tornado last night and the place is a wreck. The truck survived the storm but our car has a broken windshield, the driver mirror is busted clean off and a large dent in the roof. Maybe I'll get back to the thermostat dilemma next week. I have a full gallon of premixed anti freeze and will just watch it closely. Thanks again! John

 

[Dmiranda1269]

Thanks for the replies guys! Looks like I may delay getting one right now since we just went through a tornado last night and the place is a wreck. The truck survived the storm but our car has a broken windshield, the driver mirror is busted clean off and a large dent in the roof. Maybe I'll get back to the thermostat dilemma next week. I have a full gallon of premixed anti freeze and will just watch it closely. Thanks again! John

Just buy the plastic one and forget it for 70000 miles

 

[stunner67]

Just buy the plastic one and forget it for 70000 miles

funny thing is the aluminum one was cheaper. Why not go with something better when its also cheaper.

 

[Dmiranda1269]

funny thing is the aluminum one was cheaper. Why not go with something better when its also cheaper.

That truly makes no sense being cheaper. To me it doesn't matter I replaced mined when I bought the truck almost 4 years ago. And only put about 5000 miles a year on it.
When I bought it, the plastic was definitely cheaper.

 

[Duane Foster]

I bought aluminum t-stat housings from Parts Geek for both my '02 and '04 Sport Tracs. They come with both sensors, thermostat, and the hose that comes off the bottom of the housing. I reused my sensors and t-stats instead of the ones that came with the housing. Cost was $55(?) shipped. I'm happy with them.