55 thermostat housing.

[John S.]

are the housings dated and is there a difference between a flint and tonawanda housing?

[Roy B.]

Re: 55 thermostat housing.

Note dated and look for the tit ot bump

[John S.]

Re: 55 thermostat housing.

B4 is the only code i have seen on the 3711268 housing. that is the code that paragon shows on it's website.

[Jack H.]

Re: 55 thermostat housing.

I have seen codes other than 'B4'... I suspect the 'B' indicates a certain mold carousel and the '4' indicates the 4th physical mold cavity on that carousel.

Yes, the Paragon reproduction parts come ONLY with the 'B4' designation. I suspect that's because their volume didn't warrant a multi-cavity mold to handle the small volume of demand they service.

[John S.]

Re: 55 thermostat housing.

thanks jack. the number for the cavity makes sense. still interested in whether the B is a carousel number or designation of a plant?

[John H.]

Re: 55 thermostat housing.

the number for the cavity makes sense. still interested in whether the B is a carousel number or designation of a plant?

John -

It's a foundry pattern identifier - not related to a specific foundry.