Didnt happen. :-). Was up to tge point of putting in antifreeze.
And hv leak coming out of water pump seal, so, im going back in. Any tips in meantime afa sealanants, gasket seals, etc would be helpful as i break it down again.
I was gettn jazzed! Mustard fell off the dog when i heard the fluid hittn the floor
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Kim
Best to pull it apart and redo
- as you do not want coolant blowing around from the fan when trying to run the engine for the very first break in run of one half hour as that is to distracting to do with that going on
Will just make the process more difficult to be doing at that time
I will suggest using — Permatex on the— two O rings as that will insure a leak free joint that will last just about forever as mine has
Enjoy
It was around the bottom.
Permatex is —very fast drying —-which makes it a pleasure to use unlike silicone that takes 6 hours to dry so you can get the job completed faster
It will be dry by the time you reset the crossover
Not to bad a job to be removing the cross over pipe and reinstall it —-so do that and get the leak gone so the engine and you will not be covered in coolant from the fan with the engine running for the 1/2 hour run up
You need to keep the engine running continually during that time
OH — it Always Leaks From the Bottom
From my experience in life mostly from my hobbies the thing that separates the men from the boys is that when something does not go right the men are sure to back up and fix the thing that wrong ( needs redoing ) before you proceed forward
We are getting Close Now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy
Kim
I am hoping this note will inspire your mechanical adventure with your Cadillac which made me reflect on my earliest days just starting to work on a car
When I got my brand new 1963 Chevy 409 425 HP 4 speed—— I had never worked on a car before ( I was 21years old ) with no known mechanical ability ( yet )
The first time I installed new points in the car —-the car stopped dead on me 3 blocks from my house —as I forgot to tighten them down
I was determined to learn all I could to make that car run as good as it was possible and go drag racing
Drag racing was in the air in the early 60’s with the muscle cars coming out of Detroit and the music on the radio
I was spending many nights at the local burger joints where many of the hot shot car guys would be
hanging out and be leave ther to street race to be testing there cars parts and adjustments
These boys were very accomplished drag racing ( a number of class champion record holders ) and I learned so very much from them and little by little became one of the accomplished drag racers myself
So I went from breaking down 3 blocks from my house —to breaking the local track record in Super Stock having done 90% of the work on the car myself
Your desire to do and learn to repair your Cadillac —very much reminds me —-of my own quest to do and lean what I needed to do to accomplish my car goals
For that reason I am getting a —very big KICK —out of your determination to do the same
In many ways you are reminding me —of me in those days and I am FAN of yours for that reason
There was —No Internet to consult for any information in those days ! ( if you could possibly imagine that !! )
Rock on - ! as you are developing more hands on knowledge about your very own Cadillac than many may ever do —— Priceless ! ( if it wasn’t so dame expensive — LOL ! )
Enjoy
Thanks Tony, im.plugging at it still.
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