I'd be gettin' ready to RUNN if a mech told me I needed an intake, then said "well, maybe it's the thermo housing"...WTF?
Though most of the same stuff has to come off to do either.
Also, there are some O rings that seal the thermo housing & hard pipe which comes off the back side, that feeds the heater core.
What are your symptoms? At the rate this guy is diagnosing the problem, it could turn out to be blinker fluid...
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