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Originally Posted by MissMoppet
Come on quick please with the latest ... Can we skip to the happy ending?
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That would be nice Dave.
The latest is that gloopy black mastic had been applied, presumably by the garage in France, to parts of the inlet manifold gaskets and to all the 'O' rings. The curved pipe was stuck fast and it took me an hour to get it off but I managed not to damage it.
I now know that no attempt had been made to tighten both the serrated clips. Only the 'O' ring at the base of the thermostat housing had flattened. Those on the straight and curved pipes were in good condition. I'll renew them all of course.
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Originally Posted by MSS
I have never been near a KV6 but already have my critique all prepared.  |
Now where have I come across that before Maninder?
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Originally Posted by vitesse
Shame we can't really see the thermostat housing.
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Let me know what you're interested in Mike and I'll see what I can do.
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Originally Posted by vitesse
I also remember a post by perhaps Lovel where he mentioned the need to check the bolts a week or two after reassembly.
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Wow, you'd have to be dedicated to do that! On my own car I tightened them to the specified torque and have never had any problems.
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Originally Posted by vitesse
Any evidence of water permeating the inlet gaskets?
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No. The LH was rippled at the top and had elastomer failure above no. 5 port but the coolant channels were protected. The RH gasket cleanly broke in two as I withdrew the manifold. Fiona has reported that the temperature gauge hit the twelve o'clock position on at least one occasion.
Tomorrow's jobs will be to clean the manifold faces, remove the black sealant from the coolant pipes and order new parts!
To everyone who posted today, thanks for your professional interest.
Simon