Need some advice on locating the correct thermostat housing for this project.
A few months ago this forum helped me plan to replace my wasted 4219T with a 4276/4045T. The 4276 is now in the backhoe frame, and I've adapted most of the legacy 4219 hardware to the 4276. My last hurdles are the water pump and thermostat housing - I found the 4276 WP is about 3" shorter than the original 4219 version, which lowers the fan centerline so far that it interferes with the fan shroud and lower hose. So I reverted to the taller 4219 WP, but found the 4276 thermostat housing (R54637) is also too short - I removed that housing from the 4276 head to replace with the 4219's but found the coolant outlet and flange very different (see pic). The 4219 housing is at the top, 4276 below.
I suspect must be another housing that will mate to the 4276 head and still align with the 4219 WP bypass tube. Looking at the JD catalog, it appears that the 410D/510D housing P/N R92436 might work (if drawn to scale), but it's hard to tell from a sketch - it looks like the throat is long enough to fit, but I'd really like a pic and possibly a measurement to verify before ordering. Another possibility might be R64268.
Anyone have any advice/experience/insights on this scenario? Thanks in advance!
This post was edited by sovste22 on 04/08/2023 at 08:03 pm.
A few months ago this forum helped me plan to replace my wasted 4219T with a 4276/4045T. The 4276 is now in the backhoe frame, and I've adapted most of the legacy 4219 hardware to the 4276. My last hurdles are the water pump and thermostat housing - I found the 4276 WP is about 3" shorter than the original 4219 version, which lowers the fan centerline so far that it interferes with the fan shroud and lower hose. So I reverted to the taller 4219 WP, but found the 4276 thermostat housing (R54637) is also too short - I removed that housing from the 4276 head to replace with the 4219's but found the coolant outlet and flange very different (see pic). The 4219 housing is at the top, 4276 below.
I suspect must be another housing that will mate to the 4276 head and still align with the 4219 WP bypass tube. Looking at the JD catalog, it appears that the 410D/510D housing P/N R92436 might work (if drawn to scale), but it's hard to tell from a sketch - it looks like the throat is long enough to fit, but I'd really like a pic and possibly a measurement to verify before ordering. Another possibility might be R64268.
Anyone have any advice/experience/insights on this scenario? Thanks in advance!
This post was edited by sovste22 on 04/08/2023 at 08:03 pm.
