Think I've Broken My Thermostat Housing

[will1991 11 1 Cars]

Evening,

 

I think I've managed to break my thermostat housing beyond repair, I literally just brushed past the cap with my overalls and it fell off!

 

 

 

 

 

 

From what I can see I'm a bit stuck now and need a complete replacement unit, is that correct? and if so does anybody happen to have a spare they want rid of??

 

Cheers,

Will

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

It's only a plastic screw. Just bleed it at the hose.

Edited October 20, 2014 by Daviewonder

[welshpug 1,621]

drill the remains out and replace it with the later style brass allen cap headed screw and copper washer.

[Anthony 1,000]

They're (nearly) all like that Sir

 

Doesn't matter and being an 8v it'll pretty much self-bleed anyway even without any bleed screws.

 

Wouldn't be that hard to fix properly with it off the car though, as it's effectively just a sheered bolt and the usual drill / pick / tap approach would work.