Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 17:29:51 -0700
Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Moroso Ceramic Engine Seal/ Ken Wilfry?
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<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>I found Moroso Ceramic Engine Seal at Santa Ana Speed in Orange County. I couldn't find it anywhere in LA. Someplace on Pico Blvd in LA tried to tell me they had the same exact stuff under different brand but the directions where different. Their's was saying to leave in for 2 to 3 days, and Moroso says no more than 24 hours. So they can't be the same stuff. Liars are bastards, I'll avoid that store in the future, even his demeanor suggested he fibbing. </DIV>
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<DIV>The thing I'm wondering is, after I drain the Moroso to let it dry overnight, do I need to remove the engine plug under the shield which has to be removed? Won't there be water still in there otherwise? Looking in the Archives however, I find that people avoid dealing with that shield; that its something of a nightmare. I especially like the entry I found by searching under "flush radiator" to replace the coupling in the heater exchange hose above the spare tire with a flush fitting, which I take to mean a Tee. It means I don't have to cut anything. I looked above the spare tire, and sure enough, the coupling is there. So I bought Prestone's little Tee kit which is nice because it has screw clamps. A mechanic I spoke with said its better to replace a spring loaded clamp with a screw clamp because if you don't place the spring clamp exactly in the same position as was when you removed it, it'll leak. The Prestone kit also means I don't have to make or look around for a hose with two female ends because it has an adaptor. </DIV>
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<DIV>So what does Ken Wilfry recommend for letting the moroso ceramic engine seal dry overnight? Do I have to remove the shield and open the drain plug or can just drain it from above said coupling? </DIV>
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<DIV>BTW, Moroso Ceramic Engine Seal is part number 35500 and can be found on the web for 10.95 (don't recall the website, but I searched under excite and yahoo and this shipper had a quick turn around for delivery to California)</DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href='http://g.msn.com/1HM105401/44'>http://explorer.msn.com</a>.<br></html>
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