Always check the small things.
08-04-2010, 08:42 PM
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Always check the small things.
Never assume someone else is right.... As some of you know, I was told my manifold was cracked near the thermostat - which is still possible although it was never wet or leaking from that area of the manifold. So I replace it with one of the new designs (aluminum crossovers). Go test it out and lose all my coolant. Today I take everything off again and look at the gasket and see its torn/ripped/blown however you want to say. Had I just looked at that before throwing the new manifold on (because I was told by the guy who sold me the manifold that my stock gaskets would be fine to reuse) I would have saved a lot of trouble. I absolutely should have looked at the gaskets anyway, but it just goes to show ya, never assume anything and always check the little things, haha.
Anyway, my car is now in the garage, torn apart, on jack stands. Waiting for my new alternator bracket to come, and now some new gaskets that I have to get. I figure I might take this chance to do some cleaning in the bay, maybe some maintenance, probably paint the valve covers.... We'll see.
Hope everyone else is modding and not fixing at this point haha!!!
Anyway, my car is now in the garage, torn apart, on jack stands. Waiting for my new alternator bracket to come, and now some new gaskets that I have to get. I figure I might take this chance to do some cleaning in the bay, maybe some maintenance, probably paint the valve covers.... We'll see.
Hope everyone else is modding and not fixing at this point haha!!!
08-04-2010, 11:42 PM
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Dude rule #1 to leaking coolant around the manifold is check the gaskets. I got burnt on my buddys car.... leakin right at the t-stat... Tore it apart, saw the gasket looked iffy, gave a a new set i had layin around, and aday later it was leaking in the same spot. Turned out the little rubber gasket between the aluminum cross over and plastic part of the intake (on the new design intake btw) was blown out and we had to replace the intake... cant buy that lil rubber guy anymore
08-05-2010, 05:43 AM
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08-05-2010, 05:59 AM
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yeah, i know. I should have just gotten new gaskets, but I wasn't thinking through everything I guess??? Haha, I don't know. Oh well. No serious problems came from this, so I'll get a new set, do some work to the car, and hopefully get her back on the road soon!!
