If you have a 97 tls and you're thinking of doing the thermostat mod, then this is for you !! Will need a clean up, and poss a new o-ring seal. £40 + paypal fees and postage

Hi, all. The paint on my waterpump housing was flaking off and there was a little surface corrosion, so I decided to clean it up a little. I've removed it and sanded the old paint and corrosion as best I can with some 180 grit. Can anyone help with what sort of paint/primer I should be using...

Anyone have one of these going cheap? (no bird jokes please :laugh) The one with the bypass hose tapping in Also the bypass hose if poss. :O Looking to do Thermo mod, but I want to go down the OEM route.

selling this since i doubt ill ever need to do this again, my motor has a brand new seal set and a new shaft :jack and only 2500 miles. selling leftover parts from rebuild time. pump cover oring, drain gasket, two (2) new mechanical seal sets, used impeller in good condition, oil seal, extra...

My TLS runs cool (66 degs) and searching all the treads, it looks like i allready have the correct thermo cover with plug outlet and bypass hose to the pump. :O So is this the 98 waterpump cover??..... The small hose goes to the bottom of thermo housing.