The RUBY Build--Red Means FAST!!
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My point is that when you did call, I picked up and it screeched in my hear abd then beeped and you were gone...not kidding. I really think the place of Port Aransas is cursed.
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Well, a little update since my WP debacle. I could not get the Tstat housing to quit leaking to save my life. It stopped for about a week after we got to the Hill Country, but it reared its ugly head with a drip here and there and just got worse. It was filling up the valley with coolant as a steady stream pours from the back bolt area. So, I finally got a leak fix kit from a very helpful member on here. It came yesterday and I got it put on this morning. After a 3 hour road trip to see family, it is bone dry!! FINALLY! I really think an O-Ring is as much a part of the answer as is the plate.
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I got the billet thermostat housing and hose from dieselsite and Darin is helping me put it on Sunday. I've been spraying the bolts, hope they don't break! I also got the filter kit and Ford WP from them.
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Yeah the billet housing was going to be my next step if this fix didn't work. Just go slow untorquing them and you should be fine.
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Well, a little update since my WP debacle. I could not get the Tstat housing to quit leaking to save my life. It stopped for about a week after we got to the Hill Country, but it reared its ugly head with a drip here and there and just got worse. It was filling up the valley with coolant as a steady stream pours from the back bolt area. So, I finally got a leak fix kit from a very helpful member on here. It came yesterday and I got it put on this morning. After a 3 hour road trip to see family, it is bone dry!! FINALLY! I really think an O-Ring is as much a part of the answer as is the plate.
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Glenn try tightening the bolts slightly before loosening them. That usually seems to help break the steel-aluminum corrosion layer.
Edit: Just realized I'm probably a day or two late on this advice.
Edit: Just realized I'm probably a day or two late on this advice.
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Hey Eric, check the first couple pages. Maybe they will help? @Hit Man X Wow, memories here LOL
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