Loctite or RTV sealant won't help?2_Liter_Turbo wrote:Whatever you do, do not remove that coolant tube. You will never get it to seal again. Unless you plan to weld a new fitting onto the housing. It's not meant to come out. The oil drain tube on the exhaust side requires the head to be removed. All you have to do is twist that one back and fourth until it comes out.
No, I've tried both of those methods and neither worked. You can surface the block with it still in place, just have to do the setup right. I had to redo a motor because of this tube, lolfallen_one wrote:Loctite or RTV sealant won't help?2_Liter_Turbo wrote:Whatever you do, do not remove that coolant tube. You will never get it to seal again. Unless you plan to weld a new fitting onto the housing. It's not meant to come out. The oil drain tube on the exhaust side requires the head to be removed. All you have to do is twist that one back and fourth until it comes out.
I'm afraid I'll have to remove it for block deck flattening. This tube is above the deck.