new intake/t-stat housing wont work
 

Hi, im new here have been lurkin for a bit. Lovin the old school stuff!

Any hoo, I have a vortec 350 with an indmar intake. the indmar intakes mounting location for the t-stat housing is farther forward than the factory location. that puts my housing right in the middle of my belts.

I looked at indmar t-stat housings and they make a shorter one but it is sans two of the outlets to the exhaust manifolds. the one I have now routes water to the bottom of the exhaust manifold and to the elbow (stock exhaust manifolds).

What I need to know is can I just plug the inlet on the exhaust elbow? if so i think I read somewhere I may need to put a different gasket in at the elbow??

its goin in a formula 242 the silent thunder platform is removed at the moment and may just stay that way.

I have seen in some pics a hose that runs from the exhaust manifold to the elbow(just a little 90) could this be the solution??

I posted this in the do it yourself but...Thanks for any help.