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01-11-2010, 08:06 PM
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WOGBOY69
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: brisbane
Posts: 790
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Hi All
well on the weekend i finally started my motor .and after all this time ..a welch plug as ha small leck its a bad spot .does anyone have any iteas to fix othe then pulling it out .... need help,,,  , |
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01-11-2010, 08:47 PM
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Mk2 Racer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Whyalla SA
Posts: 70
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If youplan on driving it mate fix it don't take chances
Cheers, Les |
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01-11-2010, 09:01 PM
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WOGBOY69
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: brisbane
Posts: 790
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when i installed the new welch plugs i put this product on it called.... stag.. i thought i would realy be safe then .....now what a pain ..
but then yesterday i was told there was a product out dont know the name but it fixes up welch plug leaks... |
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03-11-2010, 08:28 PM
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Mk2 Racer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Whyalla SA
Posts: 70
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Not sure I've used stag and other sealants when putting them in but generally remove and replace rather than bugger a rebuilt motor.
Cheers, Les |
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03-11-2010, 08:46 PM
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WOGBOY69
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: brisbane
Posts: 790
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after all that today i ran the car for about 30mins and leak has stopped ..go firgure ....
now iam realy going nuts ..what should i do change or not change..... 
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04-11-2010, 10:43 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 82
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Change, change, change... Better safe than sorry.
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05-11-2010, 01:25 AM
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If its not blown it sucks
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Perth
Posts: 241
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Yeah change it.
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06-11-2010, 09:50 AM
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Mk2 Racer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Whyalla SA
Posts: 70
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I'd change it, once heat and pressure build up it will most likely let you down. They usually take up after running due to small deposits in your coolant settling in but this changes when heat and pressure come into effect.
Sorry mate but I wouldn't chance it. I've just rebuilt my sons race engine and the cost of doing that (and I did the work myself) is not worth the chance. Cheers, Les |
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06-11-2010, 11:10 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 142
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If the plug is new and the small leak has taken up then what is the problem?
Fair enough race engine preparation is a whole different ball game but this is a road car. I say if it aint broke dont fix it. A good thing to do would be to get a new radiator cap and make sure the pressure rating is not more than specified. Better still get a cap that lets water out to a seperate tank and then sucks it back as the engine cools down this way you dont lose coolant or overpressurize the cooling system thus protecting the aforementioned welsh plugs. |
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07-11-2010, 07:10 PM
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WOGBOY69
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: brisbane
Posts: 790
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hi all
i was told that this is normal for a motor to weap and leak ..when things are bedding in ..everything was new .. i dont know it seams ok but i will keep a eye out on this .if i have to change it i will cheers .. u hear so many storries on these things change ::: dont :
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