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Water Neck

Posted: 5/7/09 11:54am Message 11 of 14
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Dutchess County, NY - USA
Joined: 8/27/2007
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Vette(s): White '79 Corvette. It's a driver.
Folks,
Thank you for the input!
Nowz all we need here in Dutchess Co., N.Y. is a bit of good weather 'soze I can git 'er done.
I'm going to use the polished aluminum water neck I just picked up. The bottom of it is not polished. I'll go ahead and use a paper gasket with a bit of wheel bearing grease.
Wish me luck.
Kevin 



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Water Neck

Posted: 6/28/09 7:09pm Message 12 of 14
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Vette(s): White '79 Corvette. It's a driver.

Problem Solved.

The water neck that worked was a two piece polished aluminum swivel type made by Spectre Industries. The O-Ring gasket looked a bit thicker than what came with the other ones I had used (and thrown out!).
No sealant used.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.
Thumbs Up
Kevin



Water Neck

Posted: 6/28/09 7:14pm Message 13 of 14
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Bloomfield Hills, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 Corvette coupe, 4 speed manual, 383 ci 9.5:1,Edelbrock dual plane Air Gap intake, Alum Heads,Comp Cam, roller Rockers, PS,PB,Tilt
I will try this also.
 
Why did you go with the swivel head versues that standard design?



Water Neck

Posted: 6/29/09 8:23am Message 14 of 14
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Dutchess County, NY - USA
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Vette(s): White '79 Corvette. It's a driver.
Basically because I had exhausted the other options.
The beefier O-Ring on the Spectre housing looked like it was worth a try.
The guy behind the counter at the speed shop also said he had not recieved any complaints about this one, too.
Two days later and it's still holdin' it's own.
Kevin



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