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Re: [Shop-talk] ford 3.0L v-6 water pump heater hose fitting

To: john niolon <jniolon@att.net>, shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] ford 3.0L v-6 water pump heater hose fitting
From: Dave Cavanaugh <cavanadd@frontier.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 15:31:56 -0700
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That's a big standby generator.  What are you powering, a dairy?

I kind of like the plug idea; you can get expandable rubber plugs, but 
I'm not sure how they would hold up over time.  How about the wooden 
plug idea, only slightly less OD than a drive-in fit, coated with JB 
Weld (not Quik)?

Or if you can find a copper sweat cap fitting the correct size to slip 
over the pipe and solder it on.

On 8/1/2016 8:59 AM, john niolon wrote:
> Hi Guys... got a Generac 30kw standby generator... it has a ford v-6 
> 3.0 engine.  The water pump has a heater hose outlet pipe... typical 
> metal pipe with a bubble flare at the hose end where you clamp on the 
> heater hose.. since the generator has no heater this fitting has a 
> rubber cap held on by a screw clamp... every couple of years this cap 
> deteriorates and either sprays antifreeze every dang where or just 
> seeps till the coolant level is below the sensor and the generator 
> will not run (no/low coolant fault).. the metal fitting seems to be 
> press fit into the water pump (no obvious threads or hex fitting to 
> screw it out.  I don?t want to screw it up and it cost me a new water 
> pump...
> the question... is there another way to seal this metal fitting 
> permanently instead of the cap that deteriorates ?? something plastic 
> or metal that can stand the heat and vibration and not leak  I?m about 
> ready to drive a wooden plug in it !!!  somebody has got to make 
> something that will work...
> shop content... it keeps the lights on in my shop when it?s running 
> (and not leaking antifreeze)
> thanks
> John
>
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    That's a big standby generator.  What are you powering, a dairy?  <br>
    <br>
    I kind of like the plug idea; you can get expandable rubber plugs,
    but I'm not sure how they would hold up over time.  How about the
    wooden plug idea, only slightly less OD than a drive-in fit, coated
    with JB Weld (not Quik)?  <br>
    <br>
    Or if you can find a copper sweat cap fitting the correct size to
    slip over the pipe and solder it on.  <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/1/2016 8:59 AM, john niolon wrote:<br>
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          <div>Hi Guys... got a Generac 30kw standby generator... it has
            a ford v-6 3.0 engine.  The water pump has a heater hose
            outlet pipe... typical metal pipe with a bubble flare at the
            hose end where you clamp on the heater hose.. since the
            generator has no heater this fitting has a rubber cap held
            on by a screw clamp... every couple of years this cap
            deteriorates and either sprays antifreeze every dang where
            or just seeps till the coolant level is below the sensor and
            the generator will not run (no/low coolant fault).. the
            metal fitting seems to be press fit into the water pump (no
            obvious threads or hex fitting to screw it out.  I don?t
            want to screw it up and it cost me a new water pump... </div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>the question... is there another way to seal this metal
            fitting permanently instead of the cap that deteriorates ?? 
            something plastic or metal that can stand the heat and
            vibration and not leak  I?m about ready to drive a wooden
            plug in it !!!  somebody has got to make something that will
            work...</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>shop content... it keeps the lights on in my shop when
            it?s running (and not leaking antifreeze)</div>
          <div> </div>
          <div>thanks</div>
          <div>John</div>
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