Your oreilleys can have it by 2pm if you HAVE to have it today
Amazon is 2/3 the price though
Amazon is 2/3 the price though
Thanks, I usually shop around seen it was a little cheaper there already lol. like I said before it has been this long I can wait, i'm cheap, lolYour oreilleys can have it by 2pm if you HAVE to have it today
Amazon is 2/3 the price though
haha i'm the same way... not in a rush anymore..Thanks, I usually shop around seen it was a little cheaper there already lol. like I said before it has been this long I can wait, i'm cheap, lol![]()
yep no rush, I fell like I'm to old for that and as i see it i am not as old as the car so i figure it isn't in a rush either.haha i'm the same way... not in a rush anymore..
i do appreciate all the reply's and help to try and resolve the leak, but i still have not found an answer to "Is the gasket failing?" i can use all the sealer i want but if the gasket sticky surface is removing itself from the gasket it doesn't matter that i used RTV, Aviation, or nothing at all on that side. pardon my drawing but this is what i seen the first time i had the leak.I would check bolt length and see if the manifold bolt holes are clean, especially the bottoms of the holes. Have you checked the manifold itself, maybe take a fine cut flat file and gently surface the manifold area. Check for cracks around the bolt holes and cracks in the housing.
yes thats how it is.With the groove for the stat flange in the neck and not the intake, the gasket goes down first, then the stat and neck. Most likely to leak where the gasket is thin between the bolt holes and come out around the bolt shank, or the stat could be offcenter and pinch between the neck and intake.
So I saw this on a small block page on FB. Has anyone else tried this thermostat? I ordered and planning to try it in the next week. View attachment 1716278119
well like i said, the first time i took it off the gasket and sticker part was separated so i assumed the gasket failed, but when i got the new gasket from another store it had the same sticker side to it. so when i installed i didn't use sealer on then sticker ( thought that was the issue) now have the leak again. I will remove again this weekend and try to get some pictures of the gasket and see what we all think.Are you SURE it's leaking at the gasket, and not weeping up through the bolt threads?
Many times the bolt holes are open to the coolant passage and will leak if the threads are not properly sealed. Other possibility is that the bolts are too long for the gasket being used and are bottoming out before they properly torque down the housing.
interesting.......So I saw this on a small block page on FB. Has anyone else tried this thermostat? I ordered and planning to try it in the next week. View attachment 1716278119
The Chevy seal/thermostat will only work on late LAs ('78-'79ish and up) and Magnum engines. The earlier engines have a larger diameter T-stat and housing.So I saw this on a small block page on FB. Has anyone else tried this thermostat? I ordered and planning to try it in the next week. View attachment 1716278119
will do. I’ll post when I can. ThanksJfive, set the neck on a cd case black side, hold it up to eye level, then try to shine a flashlight under it toward you. You could also try a small cake pan bottom. Nothing around the house is that wide and perfectly flat but those are kinda close. Can you take and post pictures? It isn't adding up.
Is the thermostat housing flat? Put it on a good flat surface and use a light to find out if you can see the light shining through. If bent, you could try sanding it flat again with 80 grit emery, but probably better to get a new housing.1970 Swinger 318
ok so in the process removing and installing the engine i replaced the thermostat and gasket. after getting fluids in i noticed it was leaking, must have dine something wrong.....
so i went and got another gasket pulled it resealed it, re-torqued it, added fluid, now leaking again. I don't even have engine running yet and water/coolant has pooled up on the water pump top, running off intake and a little on the intake. I went with a Felpro both times, not sure of part number off hand, and it had a paper on one side that you peel off and has sticky material on it. the first time i used Permatex on both sides, it leaked so i thought maybe not on the sticky side since it is already something there? when removing it i noticed that the film that was no longer part if the gasket, it appears that the sticker part of the gasket was no longer stuck to the gasket after the water/coolant mix touched it, that's where the leak came from. so i only used Permatex on the one side the second time around, and i am still leaking. with all that being said, what did i do wrong? or was it just a janky gasket both times? any recommended gaskets?
thanks in advance everyone.
The old brownish almost black with brush works.. I guy I worked with said. ....You could glue brass ball's on a monkey with that stuff.probably not.. but if you use that you won't need the o-ring style... the aviation sealer is more a shelac that brushes on, a very thin layer and it 100% will not leak..