hanks, I'll give it a try.

J

Do you think that would seal now without taking them off again?

Thanks,

J

This is getting to be no fun at all. It has now been a little over a Month and they are starting to leak again. It is a very small leak so far. I used RTV Copper, it looked like a great seal and now here we go again. There were no scratches or anything in the holes. I dried it very well.

I still ...

I replaced the plastic elbows again today and used the Ultra Copper RTV this time. I think I found the reason it leaked again this time. I was told on another site to put petrolium jelly on the O-Rings to get them to insert better. I think it ate into or softened the O-Rings because when I pulled ...

Thank you very much. I feel a lot better about it now.

J

Thank you so much for your help.

A couple of last questions.

1. How much RTV should I put on and how? I am worried since you have to push the elbow tubs in as they are inserted, the RTV will smear and not be effective.

2. If I have to remove the tubes in the future, how will the RTV affect the ...

What type of RTV did you use? How long did you let it set before starting the engine?

Thanks for yor help.

J

I recently changed the 2 plastic elbows. I put a very small amount of petroleum jelly on them. They seemed very loose when inserted. Everything was dry as a bone for over a week. Then it appears one of the elbows is leaking again.

Do I need to reinstall with RTV on them? Anyone have any further ...