New thanksgiving tradition (LIM gaskets)
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New thanksgiving tradition (LIM gaskets)
So I've formed a new Thanksgiving tradition.....UIM and LIM gaskets.
The work area.
The tool set up before the bottom shelf filled with parts and the upper part got more tools added to it.
The patient
UIM off with an enjoyable amount of oil around the gasket surface...not sure what to think about the amount of oil that is on the gasket mating surfaces.
One of my coolant leaks.....(damn GM o-rings)
LIM gaskets after 1 year...those are the coolant ports that are open into the LIM. I'm not happy at all at their condition.
TB after 1 year
if you have any picture requests, it is still appart.
The work area.
The tool set up before the bottom shelf filled with parts and the upper part got more tools added to it.
The patient
UIM off with an enjoyable amount of oil around the gasket surface...not sure what to think about the amount of oil that is on the gasket mating surfaces.
One of my coolant leaks.....(damn GM o-rings)
LIM gaskets after 1 year...those are the coolant ports that are open into the LIM. I'm not happy at all at their condition.
TB after 1 year
if you have any picture requests, it is still appart.
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Nice little holiday project, Robert! After thinking about it, if you still have things apart, how about pics of the upper around the coolant passages and stovepipe areas, the lower around the same areas, and the heads and lower in the areas that show any pitting.
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Originally Posted by Archon
Nice little holiday project, Robert! After thinking about it, if you still have things apart, how about pics of the upper around the coolant passages and stovepipe areas, the lower around the same areas, and the heads and lower in the areas that show any pitting.
I have some pictures of the UIM but they didn't turn out to my satisfaction.
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If you don't like the way your LIM gaskets look after one year, there'* 2 things to do:
1. Aluminum framed LIM gaskets.
2. Ditch the DEX.
Dex eats the plastic. God knows what else. Good work, keep at it, but consider changing to the cross-compatible coolant when you're done.
1. Aluminum framed LIM gaskets.
2. Ditch the DEX.
Dex eats the plastic. God knows what else. Good work, keep at it, but consider changing to the cross-compatible coolant when you're done.
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Originally Posted by willwren
If you don't like the way your LIM gaskets look after one year, there'* 2 things to do:
1. Aluminum framed LIM gaskets.
2. Ditch the DEX.
Dex eats the plastic. God knows what else. Good work, keep at it, but consider changing to the cross-compatible coolant when you're done.
1. Aluminum framed LIM gaskets.
2. Ditch the DEX.
Dex eats the plastic. God knows what else. Good work, keep at it, but consider changing to the cross-compatible coolant when you're done.
And the dex is gettting ditched for cross compatable stuff as soon as I get to the parts store.
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Originally Posted by willwren
I can't wait to see YOUR LIM gaskets later this winter for comparison to CC'* year-olds and EK98'* 3 year old gaskets (I have them here).
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