Rb26 Water Pipe Elbow Help Please

[noone]

Okay stole the pic shamelessly from atomik bomber man's build thread

If I am asking in the wrong section sorry

Have now tried three times to install the part pictured below that takes the water feed from the engine side of the thermostat

Brand new fitting from Nissan froze it in the freezer for a day or two

coated in hylomar then installed

checked it the next day still able to turn it with light pressure, DAMN!!!

found I could pull it out by hand now???????????????

Figured hylomar wasnt the right stuff as it doesnt actually dry

So tried Ultra Blue RTV no Good either

black sealant adhesive same same

My main question I see in the pic and thread Daz and ABM have used threebond the Nissan stuff

is this Anerobic ie. will it dry without oxygen present is this why my fitting wont seem to seal???

On another note tried Locktite "Freeze and Release" spray on the old fitting still stuck in my old block

froze up almost instantly and was able to pull it out by hand with little or no effort

May try that old fitting next

sorry for the long post but this f**ker is doing my head in for real

[kristafa]

any chance that part differs between engine? could nissan have incorrectly supplied you one from rb20/25/30?

that part should definitely be a tight fit, even without goo

Edited December 17, 2009 by kristafa

[Sheriff Wan]

^^ what he said,

I was going to suggest locktite... Sounds like it may be the wrong part

[T04GTR]

locktite dude all the way. (thread locker etc etc.) have to do that on the greedy plenums for the top hose outlet too.

[noone]

Cheers guys ended up using locktite stud locker forget the number all good as gold now

Just wish I had used it first go

Now just gotta sort my flywheel bolts out an motor hopefully in on the weekend

hopefully

[66yostagea]

Did you still have to freeze it first?????

[noone]

I didnt no but if the part was brand new unfitted freeze first then locktite FTW

you will only have to do it once that way not lotsa times trying everything else like I did

[femno]

I wouldnt rely on locktite to hold that fitting in by itself.

Clearly it should be an interference fit into the block.

The continuous expanding and contracting of the block and fitting will eventually weaken the locktite and pop goes your fitting.

[noone]

500kms down no drama's yet will post back if I ever have any drama

did tap it in though so was tightish

will see I spose