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mhirscher liked Captain Chaos's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

main thing is not to over torque it , I dont use the Oring on cheap ones, I fill that groove with rtv or epoxy , cut it flat and use...

mhirscher liked RodStRace's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

Just did some digging and found this https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/straight-sbc-thermostat-housing.1204045/#post-15816964

mhirscher liked woodiewagon46's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

There are two types of thermostat housings I know of, one is die-cast and the other is aluminum. I have replaced two of the die-cast...

mhirscher liked deathrowdave's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

GM sold gaskets with silicone raised face seal similar to oring at one time . All I would use in my GM tinkering days

mhirscher replied to the thread Technical Water neck question.

O-ring + standard "paper"/Fel-pro gasket or O-ring only mated to manifold? Maybe less is more in this situation?

mhirscher liked 36roadster's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

The only thing those cheap chrome jobs are good for is keeping a bit of coolant in while you look for a cast iron housing.

mhirscher liked RodStRace's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

SBC? O-ring is not OE style, is the neck designed for one? If you can't find a replacement o-ring for your neck, the one shown should...

mhirscher liked anothercarguy's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

If it's one of the cheesy chrome thermostat housings, throw it away. I had one, filed it flat a few times, but the metal was so soft (I...

mhirscher liked 19Eddy30's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

@anothercarguy Cheap chrome the reason is it bows Because cheap & O ring in center so when you tighten it bows ,, Better choice What Op...

mhirscher replied to the thread Technical Water neck question.

Thanks for the help! It is a chrome neck. I too have read that they are cheap and prone to fail. Sounds like I should get an OEM one. I...

mhirscher liked 19Eddy30's post in the thread Technical Water neck question.

Should be able to,, Check straightness of the thermostat housing with a file to make sure it's close to being flat no more the Like .005...

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Technical Water neck question

I think my water neck was leaking a bit. Took it off and the o-ring is a bit rough looking. I have one of these aluminum rubber gaskets....

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Technical Water neck question

I think my water neck was leaking a bit. Took it off and the o-ring is a bit rough looking. I have one of these aluminum rubber gaskets....

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