WOW!!!!! So many choices... My thanks to each of you for all your thoughts and insight.

Yesterday, I ran with the Thermostat housing idea and spent a couple of hours in Ebay. Found a configuration I liked, gathered specific applications then went to NAPA online, searched their applications and BINGO.
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Water-Outlet/_/R-BK_6051095_0403485888

Thanks again
Steve