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Gr1m
10-15-2010, 12:25 AM
yea so my car has been leaking a little coolant and i found the culprit, just finished swapping LIM's and redid all the gaskets and RTV again. kind of sucks since i bought a junker manifold and took me a couple hours to properly clean it and prep it for install.


http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/alero88/IMG_00031.jpg
cherrington17
10-15-2010, 07:23 AM
THAT SUCKS

how the eff did that happen???
Pacho
10-15-2010, 08:23 AM
Did you use the full metal LIMgasket before?

edit-nvm the pic just loaded for me
zzyzzx
10-15-2010, 09:31 AM
how the eff did that happen???

:eek:

I also want to know how that happened!
Ryan from Ohio
10-15-2010, 10:12 AM
Its a pipe tap...

To much pressure... Casting... Heat expands, cold contracts, lots of pressure = cracks in casting...
zzyzzx
10-15-2010, 11:01 AM
Its a pipe tap...

To much pressure... Casting... Heat expands, cold contracts, lots of pressure = cracks in casting...


Sombody forget to use their torque wrench?
alerored04
10-15-2010, 11:03 AM
Nope, that is where the coolant temp sensor installs. No torque spec there. Like ryan said, many heating and cooling cycles brought out the flaws in the casting, causing it to crack.
Pacho
10-15-2010, 11:12 AM
i didn't think there was a torque spec for the cts either so i looked on wot-tech...

http://wot-tech.com/shop/articles/la1-3400-torque-specs/cat_66.html

17 lb-ft for coolant temperature sensor
Lucalare
10-15-2010, 11:56 AM
Which is like finger tight....
[ion] C2
10-15-2010, 12:14 PM
Which is like finger tight....
17 lb-ft is a lot more than finger tight.
cherrington17
10-15-2010, 12:41 PM
depends on the fingers. :lol:
Ryan from Ohio
10-15-2010, 12:58 PM
That would take all of Dr. Cherry to achieve that torque spec...


lol
cherrington17
10-15-2010, 01:38 PM
That would take all of Dr. Cherry to achieve that torque spec...


lol

....and a LONG ass prybar. :lol:

...aww... i made myself sad... :cry:
clutch1
10-15-2010, 01:43 PM
Dont worry cherry...
I was at the shop today doing brakes.. had to push the pistons back in with the squeezy tool. I was using both hands squeezing till it hurt and it wouldn't budge.

Boss comes up, squeezes it with one hand and they go in, and starts laughing his ass off.

Good times
cherrington17
10-15-2010, 03:03 PM
Dont worry cherry...
I was at the shop today doing brakes.. had to push the pistons back in with the squeezy tool. I was using both hands squeezing till it hurt and it wouldn't budge.

Boss comes up, squeezes it with one hand and they go in, and starts laughing his ass off.

Good times

I was just making fun of myself. I'm definitely able to do most things mechanical without much trouble. I'm no mountain of a human, like ion is, but I certainly am larger than average.

Last time i was "clutch" sized... hmm... that goes back a decade or so. :lol:
Gr1m
10-20-2010, 10:46 PM
yep i took out the old one and noticed a crack and knew that i was fucked. i tried to get the new one in and hold the coolant but as soon as that water pump was spinning it was a GG with coolant pissing everywhere
zzyzzx
10-22-2010, 09:02 AM
Dont worry cherry...
I was at the shop today doing brakes.. had to push the pistons back in with the squeezy tool. I was using both hands squeezing till it hurt and it wouldn't budge.

Boss comes up, squeezes it with one hand and they go in, and starts laughing his ass off.

I've never used one, but those squeeze tools look whimpy to me. I just use channel locks.
Gr1m
10-22-2010, 10:36 AM
i use a large 6" C-clamp works like a beast
Cliff8928
10-23-2010, 02:02 AM
I have one of these...

http://www.otctools.com/newcatalog/products/7034_7722.jpg

Only way to go on the 4-piston calipers (except the brembos, which only need a pair of slip joint pliers)
Gr1m
11-07-2010, 12:58 AM
That looks pretty badass, my c clamps very hard to use lol
Ryan from Ohio
11-07-2010, 11:14 AM
C Clamp works very easy...
Cliff8928
11-07-2010, 11:47 PM
Not on calipers that have pistons on both sides....