New thanksgiving tradition (LIM gaskets)
11-25-2006, 03:59 PM
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felpro
Used felpro on mine as the metal GM was not available at the time and my original gm'* looked worse than that. So far so good. She never uses coolant.
Corvettcrazy, did you use felpro'*? Didn't pick that up in your post.
Corvettcrazy, did you use felpro'*? Didn't pick that up in your post.
11-25-2006, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
Originally Posted by MACDRIVE
What I was refering to is letting the RTV skin over BEFORE assembling the parts and letting it FULLY cure AFTER being assembled.
Why not use silicone grease to lube the elbow o-rings instead? :?
11-25-2006, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MACDRIVE
Why not use silicone grease to lube the elbow o-rings instead? :?
11-25-2006, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Archon
Originally Posted by MACDRIVE
Why not use silicone grease to lube the elbow o-rings instead? :?
11-25-2006, 04:56 PM
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Yep, they're supposed to, and many time do just that. If you're one of the people who have a leak develop at the O-ring, you're likely going to want to give it a little "help" the next time you do one. 
11-25-2006, 05:04 PM
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If you use RTV, it will add life to the o-rings on the elbow. Many coolant leaks develop here. RTV will lube the install, and seal against possible leaks. This is a 'best practice' developed here on this Forum for good reason.
11-25-2006, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
If you use RTV, it will add life to the o-rings on the elbow. Many coolant leaks develop here. RTV will lube the install, and seal against possible leaks. This is a 'best practice' developed here on this Forum for good reason.
Alright, how much do you put on? Do you back it up all the way to the flange?
11-25-2006, 05:35 PM
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A 1/8" bead all the way around the o-ring, on the side that will enter the LIM or bracket FIRST. So the insertion forces it into the O-ring grooves of the elbow.