Help me out guys
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Help me out guys
I'm replacing the HG today on my track car. I'm also maintenencing a couple things. I have a question. For those of you who pulled the hoses to the heater core what did you plug the nipples with? I've used vacuum nipple plug thingys in the past but they just crack and leak after a short while. Is there a silicone variant that works better?
Also, what's the break-in procedure after a new head gasket? Is there one? Can I just heat cycle the motor 10 times while the car sits on jack stands and then re-torque the head studs? Then am I free to run 23psi? Or is there some sort of gradual method?
Also, what's the break-in procedure after a new head gasket? Is there one? Can I just heat cycle the motor 10 times while the car sits on jack stands and then re-torque the head studs? Then am I free to run 23psi? Or is there some sort of gradual method?
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I found out that there actually is a rubber grommet nipple cover thingy that is made specifically for the cooling system by the brand "HELP". It is sold at your typical auto parts store like advance auto.
lol, connecting the two hoses would have been a bad deal since one of them is smaller than the other and since it would totally send my cooling system to crap by connecting the hot and cold sides... "shorting" the system.
lol, connecting the two hoses would have been a bad deal since one of them is smaller than the other and since it would totally send my cooling system to crap by connecting the hot and cold sides... "shorting" the system.
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"shorting" the system
lol, connecting the two hoses would have been a bad deal since one of them is smaller than the other and since it would totally send my cooling system to crap by connecting the hot and cold sides... "shorting" the system.
Bob
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I'm confused here, the Heater core does the same thing as a piece of hose would, connecting the two water heater nipples on the Motor together. Am I missing something here? Hot coolant from the Motor goes thru the Heater Core and heats the air that passes thru it and then the returns back to the Motor cooler than when it left the Motor because of the heat transfer to the relatively cooler air going thru the Heater Core. The different nipple sizes on the Motor is a different issue but I don't see where the " "shorting" the system" occurs.
Bob
Bob
The water pump will create a suction pressure in the coolant pipe (behind the motor) and will continually suck hot water from behind the thermostat and pump it into the coolant pipe. This will also decrease the efficiency of the water pump.
Last edited by honki24; Aug 10, 2009 at 07:47 AM.
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