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    Water temp sensor help!?

    Ok, well i just removed the water temp sensor (right of dist. on lower intake) so i could put my mech. water temp quage in, and when i had everything tightened up i removed my pressure cap on radiator to check coolant level, and coolant started to come out of where i just put the mech water temp gauge rod thing... did i do something wrong that coolant is coming out of there!? or what??

    Need help asap!!
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    Did you use teflon tape on the threads? If you did, did you wrap it the opposite way it threads so it doesn't come undone when you thread it? Also did you over tighten and maybe crack the lower intake?

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    Need some Permatex pipe dope on the treads to help stop that or teflon tape . http://www.permatex.com/products/aut...ad_Sealant.htm

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    its not coming out like where the threads are, its coming out of the middle of the thing i stuck in the intake.. h/o ill go take a pic..
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    i know what youre saying. you may not of tightened it enough but be sure not to over tighten it.

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    well its barely tighted at all, because i cant figure out how to tighten it.. lol its 18mm and i dont have an open face wrench that big, and an adjustable is to big to fit in there..
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    Thats why it leaking then, your going to have to get the right wrench to do it.

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    must of got bent or got a crack

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    pics are small but hopefully you can see..

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    Fox/n.
    1. wild animal : a carnivorous animal of the dog family that has a sturdy square body, large cubic inches, a wide RPM range , and comes in many colors. Foxes are found throughout most of the world and hunt alone, mainly at night, relying on cunning and an acute sense of power and acceleration. They feed on mostly small rodents like rats(BBC) , mice (SBC) and snakes(Cobras).

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