tips/tricks for fitting stainless steel heat exchangers |
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tips/tricks for fitting stainless steel heat exchangers |
jmargush |
Aug 7 2013, 02:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 460 Joined: 8-June 04 From: Goshen, IN Member No.: 2,176 |
Getting ready to attach the heat changers to my heads that came from HAM.
Doesn't appear that they are going fit right up easily. Does anybody have any tips or tricks for getting them to fit? Do they normally require some convincing to go on? |
Mblizzard |
Aug 8 2013, 07:08 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,033 Joined: 28-January 13 From: Knoxville Tn Member No.: 15,438 Region Association: South East States |
More of a sealing tip than a fitting one. I have always made it a point to ensure that the tops of the heat exchanger pipes were true by using a straight edge and filing across both at the same time (16 inch file). Use a sharpie to verify that your filing is true. If you file the tops you will also have to remove the same amount from the top of the bolt ears to ensure that they don't contact the head and that there is ample space between the ear and head to allow the copper ring to actually crush.
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