Cooling System Success Story

[ajhbike]

use cork or the oil resistant material? I probably have the oil resistant material left from a carb/manifold gasket...I had forgotten about that.

[ajhbike]

and apologies for hijacking the thread.

[indy61]

I wonder if an adapter to fit the radiator drain and hook up a garden hose would work well? It would save the hassle of removing the inlet elbow.
Something like this.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Interstate-P ... /737054787

[ajhbike]

I just bought one on line so I can put a tube on the end of it...but I have my inlet elbow off right now.

[Dale Finch]

I with Stanton agree about gasket making. I usually only buy pre-made gaskets if I already need other parts... I hate paying $8 shipping for a $3 gasket! I have an assortment of gasket material, and have even made templates for most gaskets. Made those templates from cheap, flexible, plastic cutting boards. Plus I have the two common hole-sized punches, and have found that scrap pieces of the cutting boards are the best to use when punching the holes...better than wood!

About the only one I never make is the oil pump gasket, since the thickness is critical for pump function.

Note: Try to keep the little lables that come with the various rolls of gasket material, so you know if it's good for various uses, e.g. oil, fuel, water, high heat, etc. Otherwise, with my lack of expertise, it's just a guess!!

[dad250]

When it comes to making gaskets - rather than buying punch set- grab a couple straight wall spent pistol rounds of various calibers. They make perfect holes in gasket materials and don't cost a cent. 22, 9 mm, 45 are a good assortment to have on hand.

[Barebones]

I make my own gaskets, too. Spent cartridge cases make good punches, too. I keep a variety in stock specifically for that purpose.

[Dale Finch]

I like the cartridge idea...time to contact my retired cop sister!! Are the shells long enough so I don't hit my fingers holding them?!

[Clemsonfor]

I like the cartridge idea...time to contact my retired cop sister!! Are the shells long enough so I don't hit my fingers holding them?!

Unless your fingers are really fat they all should be. .380 maybe not but 9mm and .38 are basically the same size so not sure why one would use a .380.

[Clemsonfor]

When it comes to making gaskets - rather than buying punch set- grab a couple straight wall spent pistol rounds of various calibers. They make perfect holes in gasket materials and don't cost a cent. 22, 9 mm, 45 are a good assortment to have on hand.

I wish I had though of this or asked or this thread was around two weeks ago before I bought a $13 set of punches. But oh well. I have them now. I also have drawer fulls of cases!!

[bob in CT]

I keep rolls of gasket material in the shop of different thicknesses to make one in a pinch. Anaerobic sealer is great stuff to have on hand too, but it is not cheap- but it does not take much to seal up a gasket you are reusing. A small ball peen hammer works great to "cut" the gasket to size and the ball end is great for the bolt holes.

[brichter]

I order Lestoil from Amazon.

[bob in CT]

I wonder if an adapter to fit the radiator drain and hook up a garden hose would work well? It would save the hassle of removing the inlet elbow.
Something like this.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Interstate-P ... /737054787

No. The top of cylinders 3&4 need some serious turbulence to dislodge the deposits that cause the hot spots. The service manuals have detailed the procedure and the cutaway diagram shows where the problem areas are.

[Cubfriend]

I like the cartridge idea...time to contact my retired cop sister!! Are the shells long enough so I don't hit my fingers holding them?!

You will know after the first one! LOL. I just couldn’t resist Dale.

[IHPWR]

so my newly rebuilt motor on my 50 cub seemed to be running hot as it would spurt out the overflow and had some steam. Would this procedure be beneficial also as the block was boiled when at the machine shop?