Thermostat cover / water flange for HK Engine

[Roverdose]

Obsolete at VW, No patent part available from normal sources, i'm screwed! Please tell me someone here knows where i can get hold of one of these water flanges, it's the one where the top pipe for the radiator plugs into it, any sugjestions, i find it hard to beleive that nobody covers this part!

ian

[clipperjay]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thermostat-Housing-Water-Flange-for-cooling-system-VW-Audi-Seat-055121121F-NEW-/360456995517?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3AGolf|Plat_Gen%3AMK+II&hash=item53ece942bd
One of these?

[Roverdose]

no, the angle of the bend is too dramatic on that one and the bolt holes are the wrong way round, the one i need looks like...

[clipperjay]

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/179vg0150 ? now thats specific for a 1.3 1985!
Doesn't matter if angle is steep the rubber pipe can be extended and fit over outlet
worst case if its not broken just replace the O ring that seals it up with some orange gasket sealant!

[Roverdose]

wont fit, completely wrong fitment, it wont even bolt in and theres a bit that should stand proud of the face that holds the thermostat in which that doesn't have, that one there is for the 1300 that looked like a PB engine at a glance, mine is the same as the mk1 golf engine / polo 1300. think im in the sh1t on this one! i went to veedubmachine yesterday and tried a load of different ones they had in stock and i couldnt get one which bolted in or fitted over the thermostat recess properly!

[Seanl]

Have you had a look on heritage?

[logeyboy]

I can only find...

http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=553

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Coolant-flange-G1-1-6-1-8-Gti-G2-1-6-D-TD-1-8-Gti-8v_act_shop.product_pID_16373287_lang_EN_country_GB.htm?crumbPageToLoad=4?crumbStartRow=109

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Water-flange-thermostat-cover-85-T25-Diesel-G2-1-0-1-3_act_shop.product_pID_179760_lang_EN_country_GB.htm?crumbPageToLoad=4?crumbStartRow=109

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Thermostat-Housing-Golf-Mk1-2-all-exc-1-1-1-3-T4-4-Cylinde_act_shop.product_pID_34529011_lang_EN_country_GB.htm?crumbPageToLoad=4?crumbStartRow=109

[CanisLupus]

Hm, just had a look in ETKA, is it part no. 052-121-121-E ?

Quick google brought nothing up in the UK, although I did find this shop: http://www.mecatechnic.com/VWC_C132628_GB_052-121-121-E--Cover-water-052121121E.htm

Try a few searches, but maybe you'll only find it outside oif the UK now, if this is the right one of course.