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10-03-2008, 11:28 AM | #16 | |
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Re: coolant leak
i'll probably have to deal with it later on. at least i'll know where to look .when i push an "o" ring into a hole i coat it with mineral oil as it will let the "o" ring pop in easier.same if putting something over an "o" ring.
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10-03-2008, 12:36 PM | #17 | |
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Re: coolant leak
Rockwood, get yourself a tube of di-electric grease. It works very well for lubricating o-rings. I use it for just about every rubber o-ring to metal / plastic application I do (except A/C).
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10-03-2008, 09:16 PM | #18 | |
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Re: coolant leak
After replacing second o-ring on that tube , coolant was still leeking so I got mad and started taking things apart . I took upper intake off and I found leek from lower intake manifold, this is the second time allready . So I was changing it today and yesterday. Everything went O.K. and there is no leek so far. I went away from Dex-cool this time and I changed to Prestone long life ( green one). I think Dex -cool ruined the gasket ,also the LIM gasket that I bought is the new style . Thanks for your input .
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10-04-2008, 10:05 AM | #19 | |
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Re: coolant leak
airjer,that di-electric is good stuff i have a couple tubes.but mineral oil works great on rubber is keeps it soft and pliable ,and i use it on a/c "o" rings. 2000oldsilh, the ends of the intake gaskets are the weakest. and in the valleys where you use the rtv are most likely to leak. i got away from dex-cool in '05 when i did the first intake gaskets/head gaskets.and another thing that will crack the intake gaskets is backfiring.
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10-04-2008, 02:42 PM | #20 | |
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Re: coolant leak
If you really want to seal up the valley with some good RTV get the Grey stuff from Audi/Volkswagen. Its at least a 100 times better than any regular RTV!
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10-05-2008, 10:31 PM | #21 | |
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Re: coolant leak
i used some of the grey rtv i think it was like 10 bucks a tube and was plenty to do the end of both vallies with. cause if the rtv don't hold up you will be back in it before long.
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