GMCforum: GMCnet » oil cooler adapter gasket

Home » Public Forums » GMCnet » oil cooler adapter gasket (how much should it be torqued?)

Show: Today's Messages :: Polls :: Message Navigator

Re: oil cooler adapter gasket [message #260615 is a reply to message #260591]

Mon, 01 September 2014 07:59

Larry

Messages: 2875
Registered: January 2004
Location: Menomonie, WI

Karma:

Senior Member

I had crush and leak problems at the cooler adaptor for years. At an oil change, I would move the seal from the old filter to the new location between the oil filter cooler adaptor and the block...you know...like we have been instructed to do by GMC'rs for ever. At the next oil change I'd take it apart, noticing the oil leak and the damaged gasket. Then one day at a Greater Midwest Classics rally, I happened to mention this to the late Bob Drews. Bob said...in his gentle wise tone..."Think about what you are doing here." You are using a gasket here that is designed to be wet with oil and the filter screwed down against it in a place where you are not turning the adaptor against the gasket. You oil the gasket so that it slides as the filter is screwed down tight. You are not turning the adaptor, so there is no need to use oil on the gasket. Get up in there, and clean the surfaces of oil, put the dry gasket in place and tighten it down. You will have no more damaged gasket and no leak. So, I tried it. Sure enough, no leak, and no more damaged gasket. Bob continues to educate us from the great GMC'rs in the sky. I love that guy....

Larry

78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Sun, 31 August 2014 18:53
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Ken Henderson on Sun, 31 August 2014 20:14
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Sun, 31 August 2014 20:38
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: roy1 on Sun, 31 August 2014 21:04
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Sun, 31 August 2014 22:28
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Ken Henderson on Sun, 31 August 2014 22:31
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: k2gkk on Mon, 01 September 2014 16:42
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Mon, 01 September 2014 19:02
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Sun, 31 August 2014 23:31
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: John Heslinga on Mon, 01 September 2014 00:08
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Mon, 01 September 2014 09:01
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: John Heslinga on Mon, 01 September 2014 00:15
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: k2gkk on Mon, 01 September 2014 16:35
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: John Heslinga on Mon, 01 September 2014 01:00
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Ken Henderson on Mon, 01 September 2014 06:55
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Mon, 01 September 2014 07:56
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: Larry on Mon, 01 September 2014 07:59
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Mon, 01 September 2014 08:47
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Mon, 01 September 2014 09:46
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Mon, 01 September 2014 11:28
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Mon, 01 September 2014 12:38
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Mon, 01 September 2014 13:10
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Mon, 01 September 2014 15:24
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Ken Burton on Mon, 01 September 2014 20:54
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Dave Motorhome on Mon, 01 September 2014 21:11
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Matt Colie on Tue, 02 September 2014 08:31
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: Larry on Mon, 01 September 2014 19:10
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: Larry on Mon, 01 September 2014 19:11
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: kerry pinkerton on Mon, 01 September 2014 22:15
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Ken Henderson on Mon, 01 September 2014 22:42
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Mon, 01 September 2014 23:13
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Tue, 02 September 2014 09:57
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: John Heslinga on Mon, 01 September 2014 23:38
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: John Heslinga on Tue, 02 September 2014 00:10
		Dorman 917-036 was Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: Matt Colie on Tue, 02 September 2014 14:43
		Re: [GMCnet] Dorman 917-036 was Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Tue, 02 September 2014 17:02
		Re: [GMCnet] Dorman 917-036 was Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Fri, 07 November 2014 17:50
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: John Heslinga on Wed, 03 September 2014 01:39
		Re: oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Sun, 14 September 2014 14:52
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Mon, 15 September 2014 00:07
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Tue, 16 September 2014 01:10
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: rjw on Tue, 16 September 2014 09:22
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: Kingsley Coach on Tue, 16 September 2014 10:25
		Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket By: USAussie on Tue, 16 September 2014 11:16

Previous Topic:	Headliner
Next Topic:	1.25" pipe trolley?

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Sat Jun 15 22:12:33 CDT 2024

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.01227 seconds