David has been working very hard and has successfully fixed our generator using the new epoxy steel weld. The portable genny is back in the garage after doing a good job of keeping the batteries charged.
Sourcing a replacement thermostat housing for the Onan generator has been tricky. Of course the part is never going to be in stock in the Caribbean so our task was to find who has stock, who can ship internationally and will take a non US credit card. The last point of using a non US credit card and shipping to a US address is not possible from the original manufacturer, Cummins Onan. If the billing address is not in the US the computer says 'no'. We contacted them to ask for a work around and they still said 'no'.
Why a US address? A good, very generous American friend is returning to his boat in Antigua soon and has said 'yes' to bringing the part for us.
We did
find the correct part for our model from a supplier in Sydney, the
last one in stock, and they will accept a UK credit card and express
ship to the US for a mere $20. Shipping took 4 days! Wow! 
fixed thermostat housing
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