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Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Put some bling on the heater control valves
( cleaned with lacquer thinner, then 2 coats of Kilz, then ceramic caliper paint ) : https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cro...483e4d19d9.jpg Cover up those rusty threads on the water pump pulley : https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cro...be210a8b56.jpg AND, I'm pretty sure the really big one will fit the throttle body, but haven't personally verified that. |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by ala_xfire
(Post 898286)
Put some bling on the heater control valves
( cleaned with lacquer thinner, then 2 coats of Kilz, then ceramic caliper paint ) : https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cro...483e4d19d9.jpg Cover up those rusty threads on the water pump pulley : https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cro...be210a8b56.jpg AND, I'm pretty sure the really big one will fit the throttle body, but haven't personally verified that. |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by Kingdav1954
(Post 898287)
LOL !! You've got waaaay to much free time, I think you need another project to go with all the others 😏
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by ala_xfire
(Post 898288)
I KNOW !!! This being retired stuff is driving me CRAZY :)
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by ala_xfire
(Post 898286)
AND, I'm pretty sure the really big one will fit the throttle body, but haven't personally verified that. |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by onehundred80
(Post 898296)
The O-ring for the throttle body should be Viton, the regular O-ring can not take the temperature for extended periods of time and hardens up.
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by ala_xfire
(Post 898298)
Agreed, but can you explain why the O ring is almost completely deteriorated each time someone removes a TB ?
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by Kingdav1954
(Post 898287)
LOL !! You've got waaaay to much free time, I think you need another project to go with all the others 😏
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by Kingdav1954
(Post 898299)
heat degradation ?? The only thing that travels through it but does not touch it is air.
What I can't figure is that this same O ring is in the oil filter assembly that also averages 190 F, so why wouldn't it deteriorate there too ? |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
[QUOTE=ala_xfire;898286]Put some bling on the heater control valves
( cleaned with lacquer thinner, then 2 coats of Kilz, then ceramic caliper paint ) : https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cro...483e4d19d9.jpg OK thats it , i have to do this , they do look very nice painted ! :cool: i need a new project anyway , i was getting bored with taking endless pics of my car ;) |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by ala_xfire
(Post 898301)
Yea, but since the manifold is bolted to the engine that averages 190 F, there is bound to be some heat buildup.
What I can't figure is that this same O ring is in the oil filter assembly that also averages 190 F, so why wouldn't it deteriorate there too ? Remember the O-ring in the dip stick tube that was brittle a week or so ago? |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by onehundred80
(Post 898306)
The oil filter O-ring is changed once in a while, the throttle body O-ring hardly ever if at all. The filter O-ring is also kept moist, maybe that helps.
Remember the O-ring in the dip stick tube that was brittle a week or so ago? |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Yeah retirement is a bit ch as you never get a day off and there is no sick leave or freedom from the knowledge that your ON YOUR OWN TIME and your near the end so DONT WASTE IT! Been running from project to project with no let up, work was a time to think about projects and you could think of the free time and what you could do on your time OFF..............................Enjoy, WOODY
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by ala_xfire
(Post 898309)
OK, you convinced me. Viton it will be.
Max endorsed this some years ago. |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by waldig
(Post 898316)
Yeah retirement is a bit ch as you never get a day off and there is no sick leave or freedom from the knowledge that your ON YOUR OWN TIME and your near the end so DONT WASTE IT! Been running from project to project with no let up, work was a time to think about projects and you could think of the free time and what you could do on your time OFF..............................Enjoy, WOODY
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Please, I have a project. I need to replace my valve cover gaskets. I don't want to do it and I will not take it to a garage. If any of you retired gentlemen need a project you can have mine, I don't want it.
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
I'll take it, but you are a bit far away :(
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Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by Kingdav1954
(Post 898319)
LOL! it's the" near the end" part that I'm trying to avoid ¥
W.C. Fields, a notoriously non religious man, known for his hard drinking, was found reading a bible on his deathbed. An astonished friend asked him what he was doing, to which Fields replied "Looking for a loophole". I have found that retirement brings a whole new batch of "things" to do, to the point that you wonder how you got anything done before retirement. |
Re: Some uses for the old oil change O rings
Originally Posted by JEFASOLD
(Post 898348)
W.C. Fields, a notoriously non religious man, known for his hard drinking, was found reading a bible on his deathbed. An astonished friend asked him what he was doing, to which Fields replied "Looking for a loophole". I have found that retirement brings a whole new batch of "things" to do, to the point that you wonder how you got anything done before retirement.
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