Say goodbye to my o-rings!!!
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Say goodbye to my o-rings!!!
I don't even know how to start this thread, but my water seals let go after 101k miles. I think it had to do with the obscene temperatures we have been seeing around the country lately (coupled with the fact that I refuse to drive slowly).
Anyway, the engine served a long-life I suppose, but I knew this was coming sooner or later. Just in case you are wondering, this happened literally from one day to the next. I got in my car to go to work and (beep) "add coolant". No white-smoke, no coolant smell, just a serious ejection of coolant.
I tried my best to keep this engine out of trouble, but when it want to quit, there's no stopping it. I even tap-danced around the problem by having my system pressure-checked, changed hoses, did this did that ... nothing.
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Of course I will be rebuilding, but at this point, I still have not decided weather or not I should extend its life a few more months by doing the block-weld fix. Regarding this fix, I am mostly concerned about doing damage to the engine components (aluminum radiator, turbos, throttle-body) rather than the engine itself as it will be rebuilt...
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Re: Say goodbye to my o-rings!!!
Originally posted by Dolomite
I don't even know how to start this thread, but my water seals let go after 101k miles. I think it had to do with the obscene temperatures we have been seeing around the country lately (coupled with the fact that I refuse to drive slowly).
Anyway, the engine served a long-life I suppose, but I knew this was coming sooner or later. Just in case you are wondering, this happened literally from one day to the next. I got in my car to go to work and (beep) "add coolant". No white-smoke, no coolant smell, just a serious ejection of coolant.
I tried my best to keep this engine out of trouble, but when it want to quit, there's no stopping it. I even tap-danced around the problem by having my system pressure-checked, changed hoses, did this did that ... nothing.
* * *
Of course I will be rebuilding, but at this point, I still have not decided weather or not I should extend its life a few more months by doing the block-weld fix. Regarding this fix, I am mostly concerned about doing damage to the engine components (aluminum radiator, turbos, throttle-body) rather than the engine itself as it will be rebuilt...
I don't even know how to start this thread, but my water seals let go after 101k miles. I think it had to do with the obscene temperatures we have been seeing around the country lately (coupled with the fact that I refuse to drive slowly).
Anyway, the engine served a long-life I suppose, but I knew this was coming sooner or later. Just in case you are wondering, this happened literally from one day to the next. I got in my car to go to work and (beep) "add coolant". No white-smoke, no coolant smell, just a serious ejection of coolant.
I tried my best to keep this engine out of trouble, but when it want to quit, there's no stopping it. I even tap-danced around the problem by having my system pressure-checked, changed hoses, did this did that ... nothing.
* * *
Of course I will be rebuilding, but at this point, I still have not decided weather or not I should extend its life a few more months by doing the block-weld fix. Regarding this fix, I am mostly concerned about doing damage to the engine components (aluminum radiator, turbos, throttle-body) rather than the engine itself as it will be rebuilt...
Better living through chemistry? Maybeeeeee........
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worked for me for a bit...but the evil 15psi monster i couldnt controll/nor loose to a gsr 700...so there went my bandaid....now im in the same boat...pullin the engine on sept 1st..
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