So close yet so far - quick question and update
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So close yet so far - quick question and update



Yay! I'm all done replacing the waterpump and I started the car!
Yay! other than a jump start it started and ran better than ever!
Yay! it's leaking coolant like... something that leaks alot of 
coolant.

no wait... that's not a yay.... that's a boo.

Boo! it's leaking coolant like... something that leaks alot of 
coolant.

So, stupid me, accidentally pinched an o-ring on the internal 
waterpipe to the block without realizing... and reassembled the 
whole dang thing. Well I got it all back disassembled... again. 

Call me a dumb@$$... 
it is safe/worthwhile to put a thin stripe of RTV sealant (silicone) 
around the o-ring... or some liquid gasket, to help hold the ring in 
place while putting on the water-pipe, and help seal it later? Can 
that stuff take the kind of temperatures I'm sure exist down in that 
hell between the intake mani. and block?

Thank you, thank you very much!

I learned that no mater how carefully you do every step in such a 
big/lengthy job.... you will F it up somewhere.

James L 4009






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