1st attempt...failure

bigsoomo

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• Jan 17, 2004

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whats up guys, my first attempt was foiled by some minor leaks. i had it running for a day then bam got home from work and barbs from my res popped up some water, very small but it leaked =( i gooped it up so i got to wait. anyone have any tips on how to keep them tight without harming the tubing?

 

Jibjo

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• Jan 17, 2004

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Give us a pic of your innards.

The only way i know to prevent leaky barbs is to tighten metal screw clamps (not plastic) nice and snug up around each barb. I had your same prob at first, and it was due to not tightening the clamps enough. You won't damage the tubing enough to worry about it.

 

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i had the metal screw clamps, mayb i should tightned harder. Well I took it apart so i could goop it up, I noticed only one barb leaked and where the res barbs are water was popping up...its super gooped up now il take pics when its done...

 

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Was the water coming from the tubing-barb interface or from the barb-res interface?

 

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bigsoomo

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it was coming from barb-res. the only one that leaked was the heatercore barb to tube, i think it was because i used vasoline on that one because the other one didnt leak and i didnt put any on that one.

 

Jibjo

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• Jan 18, 2004

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if it is not the clamps, then you can mend a minor leak with a judicious bead of JB Weld pasted discretely around the barb/res interface. I have done this to good and permanent effect. It's pretty easy.

 

anvil82

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You shouldn't have to use ANY goop.

Pics would help.

 

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i had to goop it up because my holes for the barbs were to big =/...forgot to mention that pics will be up tomoro after work...

 

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bigsoomo said:

i had to goop it up because my holes for the barbs were to big =/...forgot to mention that pics will be up tomoro after work...

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Yeesh, use a reducer then, don't "make" the barb bigger using goop.

 

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bigsoomo

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whats a reducer? the hole wasnt too big the barb fit fine there were little spaces nothing outrageously huge...

 

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gooped up

sup guys, finally got my digicam back...here are the pics of my gooping! o yeah and can anyone tell me what that white crap is? it showed up on my first leak test...

 

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