If the heater hose nipple on the thermostat housing is below the stat, that will work- - - -jumper a hose to one of the water pump nipples. That allows the coolant to circulate internally and prevent hot spots due to lack of circulation. Some stovebolt heads have a pipe threaded hole for a heater hose nipple back a few inches from the front of the head, also.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
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