Trying to restore the TB coolant flow

[vilant]

Originally Posted by scottfab

Yah, I've heard of that happening. I solved that by using rubber gaskets on both the plenum and TB cover. That was over 10yrs ago. No runs, no drips, no errors since. The side benefits are you don't have to pay for new gaskets because they don't stick, rip apart nor allow coolant to migrate toward the paint.

Scott, where did you get the rubber gaskets from? Did you buy them complete or did you buy a sheet of rubber and make your own?

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by vilant

Scott, where did you get the rubber gaskets from? Did you buy them complete or did you buy a sheet of rubber and make your own?

Well, I did cut them myself but I made a template (the OP may recognize the material I used for the template)
The template is not really necessary. You can just put the plenum down on the rubber sheet (1/8 - 1/4 thick) and trace around it with a ballpoint pen, then cut it out. I took the extra time to cut the template because I thought I'd be cutting more of them. (nope, not so far)
Rubber is the ideal material. It makes a great seal, does not stick and very heat tolerant a the temps on the plenum.

[vilant]

Originally Posted by scottfab

Well, I did cut them myself but I made a template (the OP may recognize the material I used for the template)
The template is not really necessary. You can just put the plenum down on the rubber sheet (1/8 - 1/4 thick) and trace around it with a ballpoint pen, then cut it out. I took the extra time to cut the template because I thought I'd be cutting more of them. (nope, not so far)
Rubber is the ideal material. It makes a great seal, does not stick and very heat tolerant a the temps on the plenum.

Good thinking. Thanks.