09-01-2018, 06:03 PM
Thanks all
Thought I would give a quick update.
One point just to clarify is that the stud with the bubbling water leak was not where the gasket failed, I just thought it prudent to take the opportunity to sort it out.
Anyway, I added some Loctite to the stud and left it for a day to seep wherever it wanted. I also had a good look at the stud where the gasket had failed. It is a stud previously (before my ownership) helicoiled.
Looking at it, there is a shallow scratch from the stud to the edge of the bore. It looks like something where perhaps the drill slipped whilst helicoiling. Anyway I cleaned it out and then added some metal filler, the 2 part putty type. I gave it a couple of days and smoothed over with 1000 grit and it seems to have levelled it off nicely leaving a narrow faint line of filler in the scratch. I know the real answer is a skim, but I am going to see how this goes first from a cost basis. I also soaked it in the Loctite.
All then back together with blue goo and having given it time to settle before retightening I took the plunge today and started her up.
All seems OK. running sweetly, no water bubbling from anywhere.
I know I need to give it a few miles and then another tighten before I can be more confident but I am hoping I can avoid the cost and work of a skim.
Thanks again
Andy
Thought I would give a quick update.
One point just to clarify is that the stud with the bubbling water leak was not where the gasket failed, I just thought it prudent to take the opportunity to sort it out.
Anyway, I added some Loctite to the stud and left it for a day to seep wherever it wanted. I also had a good look at the stud where the gasket had failed. It is a stud previously (before my ownership) helicoiled.
Looking at it, there is a shallow scratch from the stud to the edge of the bore. It looks like something where perhaps the drill slipped whilst helicoiling. Anyway I cleaned it out and then added some metal filler, the 2 part putty type. I gave it a couple of days and smoothed over with 1000 grit and it seems to have levelled it off nicely leaving a narrow faint line of filler in the scratch. I know the real answer is a skim, but I am going to see how this goes first from a cost basis. I also soaked it in the Loctite.
All then back together with blue goo and having given it time to settle before retightening I took the plunge today and started her up.
All seems OK. running sweetly, no water bubbling from anywhere.
I know I need to give it a few miles and then another tighten before I can be more confident but I am hoping I can avoid the cost and work of a skim.
Thanks again
Andy
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