I am going to do the inline thermostat mod, and am a tight wad when it comes to spending money.
I read on other forums that guys have purchased two thermostat housings and bolted them together instead of the rather expensive inline housing by Meziere(sp). I found Dorman makes one and Four Seasons has one and they are like 12-14 dollars, instead of 60.00.
Has anyone on here done this, I am going to auto parts house tomorrow and look at them and see if it is a viable option.

 

Recently did this myself - you need one housing from a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer (straight one) and one from a standard small block chevy (right angle one). If there is a u-pull it wrecking yard nearby you can match them up.

 

That's very interesting. And no leak? Can we get a picture?

 

Sorry, didn't take a pic myself but there is a pic on one of the forums. No leak - you just use the rubber surround for the thermostat to the S10 (seals the thermostat to the housing internally), and the standard flat gasket for the seal between the two housings (I coated mine with silicone on both sides and assemble while tacky, torque when cured).

I did not cut the fan housing, just placed it where the normal T fitting went (had to cut the main hose slightly to shorten it a bit). Used a plastic barb splice fitting from a hose repair kit at Walmart to replace the thermostat on the lower hose.

 

Alex, just do a Google search for thermostat housings and look at images. Ignore the big mutli-outlet images , look for the simple single 1 1/2" outlet housings. There are Ford and gm units everywhere. Some are two bolt and some are three bolt types. There are straight (180 degrees), 45's, 60's, 90's and others. Some have bosses where a thermo sensor can be placed. You just need to buy two matching bolt hole housings, then place a thermostat inside in the correct direction with gaskets. Once you figure out which housings suit you, cross reference for vehicle types and then search for used parts online or in a junkyard cheap, or new online or parts house.

 

Thanks! I'm very familiar with the process, having come up with a fair number of the shade tree fixes myself. I was just curious what it actually looked like. I'm a fan of pretty things, and depending on how that looked I would debatably still go with the more expensive option. I may pick up some parts in a couple months and try it out. We'll see.