04-04-2019, 09:43 AM | #1 |
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petcock on radiator leaks
Just about to fire up my 2010 SS after adding a vortech YSi supercharger. Yesterday I filled the radiator and it has a very slow leak from the petcock that was not there when I took it out of the car. Not sure how sitting empty caused it to now leak. Anyone had this happen? Can I completely pull the petcock out and replace what I assume is an o-ring on the piece that twists in?
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04-08-2019, 02:06 PM | #3 |
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Pulleed the petcock - torn o-ring. My big box of metric o-rings had just the right one... Now I am getting a small leak from my thermostat housing that wasn't there before...
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04-08-2019, 03:40 PM | #4 |
If it's leaking at the threads a wrap of teflon tape should do the trick.
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04-10-2019, 10:37 AM | #5 |
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I just ordered a new thermostat from rock auto. Two actually the GM orig equip and the Felpro version...
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04-10-2019, 05:05 PM | #6 |
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Normally those going cammed or many aftermarket FI builds go 160 degree thermostat that's what I run and in tune have the fans on earlier etc..... O rings on petcocks often get damaged by people turning them the wrong way I would think being reverse threads.
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