RoverTide
Well-Known Member
The saga continues... About a hundred miles after installing the new water pump, oil cooler coolant pipe, and crossovers, the damn thing puked up coolant all over the valley, and front of the engine again... I assumed the new Y-Pipe failed, so i took it apart again, and could not find anything broken. Took the y-pipe off and tested the seams by taping up the holes and blowing air into it, and determined the pipe itself doesn't leak... the only other things I did when I put it back together (besides inspecting everywhere I could think of for leaks) was... 1. I gave the oil cooler pipe a slight bit more of a turn into the "Locked" position... and 2. I added a few washers to the top mounting screw on the Y-pipe (near the hose that goes to the thermostat). Reason I did that, is because when I seated the Y-pipe and torqued it down to the block, there was about a 3/8 inch gap between the plastic pipe and the screw hole (this is where the washers went), so when I would tighten the top screw, it would slightly pull the pipe forward and, I assume, unseat the y-pipe on the block (opposite the mounting screws) just enough to let coolant get past the o-rings... strange, but so far, its holding coolant. 
On to the next project... Windshield cowl and A-pillar clip replacement.
On to the next project... Windshield cowl and A-pillar clip replacement.
