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| Author: | bbbbbb9 [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Something in the water jacket |
OK, so I began taking off things like the water pump, thermostat housing, manifolds etc, in prep for painting my engine/adding dutras. I take off the thermostat housing and go to shove a rag in the hole to keep out debris and there's a stiff wire like a coat hanger in the block (but it's thinner and has no kinks). What gives? Is it from the casting sand? I was going to pull it out and 99% of my brain says it doesn't belong (along with experience) but I wanted to ask about it before I did. Help. |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:42 pm ] |
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Yep, it's left over from the casting. Grab it and yank it out so it won't turn into rust flakes that clog up your radiator. |
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| Author: | bbbbbb9 [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:44 pm ] |
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Thanks Dan. |
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| Author: | dakight [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:54 pm ] |
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There were 3 or 4 of them in my head when I started working on it. |
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| Author: | coconuteater64 [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:48 am ] |
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I saw one of those too when I changed my water pump. Mine was stuck pretty hard, so I left it alone. Figured if it had been in there a couple decades not hurting anything, it wouldn't bother me too much. Had no idea what it was. |
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