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76bonanza · 12-12-2006, 10:30 AM

I have a small leak from the base of my water neck. I will be hopefully fixing over the holiday. Anyway I have one of those blue shop paper towels wrapped around the base of the water neck so it wont run all onto my intake.
It wont get hot enuf for that thing to catch fire will it? A freind of mine mentioned it but I dont think it gets nearly that hot there. Maybe if you wrapped it around a header or something. Anyway got me wondering.

cdowns · 12-12-2006, 11:48 AM

air flow can move it easily to the exhaust header

76bonanza · 12-12-2006, 04:51 PM

Ok I ordered a new waterneck and thermo from summit. I got the cheap billit summit water neck that uses the o-ring. My question is should I use some rtv on the bolts do they pass into the water jacket? And with the o-ring one I use nothing else just the o-ring right?
thanks

bryanw1968 · 12-12-2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 76bonanza

Ok I ordered a new waterneck and thermo from summit. I got the cheap billit summit water neck that uses the o-ring. My question is should I use some rtv on the bolts do they pass into the water jacket? And with the o-ring one I use nothing else just the o-ring right?
thanks

Use just the O-ring. It wouldn't hurt to put some non-hardening RTV or Old Indian Head gasket sealer from Permatex on the bolts only.

76bonanza · 12-13-2006, 09:45 AM

One more question about how much coolant should I drain to make the thermostat swap? the coolant is only about 6 months old dont want to waste it but dont want to drain to little and make a mess also.

sneakysnake · 12-13-2006, 10:49 AM

Just drain it into a clean bucket,get the level down below the top of the motor then after your through put it back in.

76bonanza · 12-14-2006, 08:52 PM

one more question 2 do you wet the oring or use vasaline on it? Just other things with orings say this? Just curious

12-12-2006, 10:30 AM	#1
76bonanza Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St robert Mo Posts: 2,001	kind of silly question I have a small leak from the base of my water neck. I will be hopefully fixing over the holiday. Anyway I have one of those blue shop paper towels wrapped around the base of the water neck so it wont run all onto my intake. It wont get hot enuf for that thing to catch fire will it? A freind of mine mentioned it but I dont think it gets nearly that hot there. Maybe if you wrapped it around a header or something. Anyway got me wondering. __________________ 1968 c10 lowered 3" 4" 355/Th400 built by Hatfield racing in joplin MO

12-12-2006, 11:48 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: kind of silly question air flow can move it easily to the exhaust header __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

12-12-2006, 04:51 PM	#3
76bonanza Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St robert Mo Posts: 2,001	Re: kind of silly question Ok I ordered a new waterneck and thermo from summit. I got the cheap billit summit water neck that uses the o-ring. My question is should I use some rtv on the bolts do they pass into the water jacket? And with the o-ring one I use nothing else just the o-ring right? thanks __________________ 1968 c10 lowered 3" 4" 355/Th400 built by Hatfield racing in joplin MO

12-13-2006, 09:45 AM	#5
76bonanza Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St robert Mo Posts: 2,001	Re: kind of silly question One more question about how much coolant should I drain to make the thermostat swap? the coolant is only about 6 months old dont want to waste it but dont want to drain to little and make a mess also. __________________ 1968 c10 lowered 3" 4" 355/Th400 built by Hatfield racing in joplin MO

12-13-2006, 10:49 AM	#6
sneakysnake It's a catastrophic success. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,077	Re: kind of silly question Just drain it into a clean bucket,get the level down below the top of the motor then after your through put it back in.

12-14-2006, 08:52 PM	#7
76bonanza Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St robert Mo Posts: 2,001	Re: kind of silly question one more question 2 do you wet the oring or use vasaline on it? Just other things with orings say this? Just curious __________________ 1968 c10 lowered 3" 4" 355/Th400 built by Hatfield racing in joplin MO



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