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Carguylen
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by Carguylen Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:19 am
Is there supposed to be a gasket on the small metal tube going fron the water outlet housing to the water pump?
GTSSportCoupe
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by GTSSportCoupe Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:22 am
Carguylen wrote: Is there supposed to be a gasket on the small metal tube going fron the water outlet housing to the water pump?
There should be an o-ring on each end. Mine is leaking right now...gotta replace the o-rings.
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Carguylen
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by Carguylen Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:19 pm
right after I wrote, I found it, walked to the hardware store, and found one. No more leak. Horray!!
shogun
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by shogun Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:58 pm
remember there are different materias for orings the best in that aplication are silicon o rings, highest temp rating
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dug320
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by dug320 Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:36 am
That O-ring is a real pain. The ones in the hardware store will fit. If you are lucky it will last until you change the thermostat. My temporary hardware o-ring lasted 2 years.