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Post by Fire67 on Nov 1, 2005 13:54:27 GMT -5
If you've ever installed a supercharger on your LT1 f-bod, you know the fitting Im speaking of... Its on the drivers side of the pump and it points to about 4:30. When you install a blower (all Ive seen) you have to rotate this fitting so the hose (which runs to the bottom drivers side of the radiator) is not in the way of the blower... Well mine leaks like a siv since Ive rotated it  . And I think its trashing my opti. Anyone have suggestions on sealing it? It doesnt pull out, just leaks and I've tried hammering into the seat better but had no luck. |
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Post by fast93z on Nov 1, 2005 14:13:09 GMT -5
Hum..........I had no idea that fitting would move. I guess it is just pressed into the water pump housing with an o-ring. You may have to take the pump off and pull the fitting out to see what seals it.
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Post by Fire67 on Nov 1, 2005 14:56:18 GMT -5
Hum..........I had no idea that fitting would move. I guess it is just pressed into the water pump housing with an o-ring. You may have to take the pump off and pull the fitting out to see what seals it. Yeah, me neither... at first anyway... When I installed my old powerdyne, I put a plastic 90 degree fitting on a short hose to make it clear the blower drive pulley... On the procharger with the 12-rib pulley, there's no chance. It had to be rotated to point about 11 o'clock. It was easy to rotate, I just stuck a 6" extension into the pipe fitting and pushed. I noticed the raised ring around the base was slightly lifted, so used a flat screwdriver and rubber hammer to seat it again. I'm afraid that if I remove the fitting, I'd find out that its impossible to reinstall correctly. I guess then I could just tap the hole for a threaded fitting in a worst case senario. |
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Post by Alex94TAGT on Nov 14, 2005 17:09:40 GMT -5
I would recommend going to Walmart, and head to the Automotive section. They'll have two types of automotive putty -- a Marine putty (white/blue) and a "Quicksteel" putty (black). The marine putty will harden even underwater.
Clean the waterpump housing, mix that crap up, and putty around the fitting. That'll stop the leaking until you figure something else out.
[If the fitting is constantly wet with coolant, you might drain the coolant from the system to below that level. While the putty will harden underwater, the coolant might make the surfaces too slippery for it to stick.]
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Post by Fire67 on Nov 15, 2005 9:08:30 GMT -5
Since I'll be removing everything (i.e. blower, water pump, crank pulleys) to replace my opti and the drive seal for my water pump, Im gonna try to find some threaded fittings I can tap my pump housing for. I'll need some sort of threaded 90 degree elbow and a hose nipple thats also threaded. If I can find the correct parts here in Pt.$hithole, I should be leak free by next week.
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Post by Fire67 on Nov 21, 2005 9:58:02 GMT -5
Well I tore into the pump this weekend.. That fitting is just pressed into place without any o-rings or such. It would be relatively easy to tap the hole with 1/2"npt. I just couldnt find any fittings that would allow me to do it the way I want. So I went with Alex's suggestion for now, I got some JBstick, wrapped the fitting with the mixed putty, hammered it into place and cleaned up the excess. The thing doesnt move at all now, and Im pretty confident that it wont leak anymore.
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. And I think its trashing my opti.
