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    o-ringing t-stat housing

    I'm going to take my thermostat housing to work and o-ring it to make a better seal. how much of an o-ring needs to protrude for proper sealing? like 1/4 of the cross sectional diameter? it's the chrome housing, and when i put it on, i sanded the bottom face with 120-grit to make a good...
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    are my fans too restrictive?

    ok....here is a pic of my fans...they are 2 10" zirgo fans....this relates to my overheating problem (flex fan: hot in traffic, 180 all day moving; electric: 190 in traffic all day, hot moving) i figure maybe they're blocking too much airflow and maybe i should cut off most of the arcs...
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    blocking air flow too much?

    I went for a drive tonight after getting the exhaust hooked up and the tranny filled and the cooling system flushed..... I installed 2 10" fans, rated at 1500 cfm each, and built a shroud for them to serve a few functions: a mounting place for the fan relays/fuses, a mount for the fans...
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    how much electric fan cfm??

    I'm looking into losing the nylon fan on the car now, and just wonder how much cfm I need in a fan....my radiatior is a 26x19 aluminum, so i'll probably get a 16" fan.....also....difference in cfm for shrouded/unshrouded....i am also thinking about fabbing a shroud out of aluminum...
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    fittings in aluminum WP housing

    I know it's a good idea to use never-seize on bolts, so i assume i need to use some on the heater hose fittings and temp sending unit? well...that's brass so maybe not.....
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    questions about new aluminum pump housing installation

    Got my aluminum housing and pump today....got to puting it on, and accidentally separated the motor plate from the block. I used the gaskets between the plate and block, and just RTV between the housing and the plate....is this ok??? also, the mancini housing has in/out holes for the heater...
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