Oil filter and water pump housing clean and polish.

The oil cover housing was stripped of paint rubbed down with wet and dry and polished with autosol. 3 stainless screws replace the rusty originals.

The water pump housing came off easily, but the thermostat housing was a different story.
One screw head had already been sheared off and the one holding it in place was the old philips head which was rounded off. The top of the head was ground off which then allowed the housing to come free. I tried to use the screw stubs to undo them with a mole wrench and heat, but no luck. I filed them flat and drilled and retapped the holes in the end.

Once apart the thermostat appeared to be permanently open.

Taking the thermostat out showed the reason why its permanently open, its all bent and twisted.
I will have to find another one somewhere.

Water pump and thermostat housings polished in the same way as the oil filter housing.