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02-08-2024, 09:51 AM | #1 |
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What did I find inside my rad?
I was piddling around in the “pit” (my nickname for my 1 car garage) and peaked inside the radiator to find a small washer shaped round gasket ( 1” od , 7/16” Id) just under the water level. Where the heck did this come from ?
This is on a newly rebuilt 59a flatty with cleaned out (by rad shop) 34 radiator. |
02-08-2024, 10:35 AM | #2 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
How thick is it? Valve guide seal? Anyway, evidently something someone mistakenly dropped in there.
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02-08-2024, 10:36 AM | #3 | |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
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02-08-2024, 10:48 AM | #4 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
Maybe a good luck radiator charm Better put it back..
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02-08-2024, 10:57 AM | #5 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
Seth, gasket is 1/16” thick. It appears to be made of paper or some composite not rubber.
This engine was rebuilt over a year ago and was run on a test stand for several cycles and sat until 3 weeks ago when I ran it for 5-10 minutes. I pretty certain I’ve not dropped anything in the radiator. Especially any gasket of that size because I don’t recall one that size in anything I’ve rebuilt on my project. |
02-08-2024, 11:43 AM | #6 |
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02-08-2024, 02:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
Maybe the seal washer from a bottle of some additive to the radiator water?
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02-08-2024, 02:37 PM | #8 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
The washer and nut at the bottom of my greyhound for my 33 fell into the abyss of the radiator, never to be seen again.
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02-08-2024, 06:31 PM | #9 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
Ding..ding…ding. Tim I think we have a winner. I do remember now several months ago I had an issue where one of my rad caps (maybe even the greyhound one) came apart while removing. I thought I got all the parts out but I guess not.
So how do I keep the bolt holding the underneath cap parts from coming loose, loctite? |
02-08-2024, 06:55 PM | #10 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
My guess is from inside an anti-freeze cap that had stuck to the gallon jug and went into the radiator when pouring in the liquid.
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02-08-2024, 07:50 PM | #11 | |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
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When I want to keep something like that tight but may want to remove it undamaged at a later time, I use rtv silicone on the threads. It sets up and won't vibrate loose but is easy to remove when you need to.
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02-09-2024, 11:16 PM | #12 |
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Re: What did I find inside my rad?
ditto on the RTV. I even use it under the car
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