HELP! I overheated/Is it done?

["Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lack of water wouldn't prevent the sender from indicating the heat - it
would still sense the temperature of the surface it is screwed into.   It
sounds like your sender is bad to me.

I don't recall the details of the oil filter adapter - but I'd guess there
is a die-cut sheet gasket between the adapter and the block, and only the
filter's gasket between the filter and the adapter.  Am I misunderstanding
your question?  There isn't any large bolt, other than the fitting the oil
filter screws onto, and that has no gasket other than the filter itself.
The oil filter adapter gasket is probably not available separately, you may
have to either buy a complete set for the engine, or make one yourself out
of sheet gasket material.  This is most likely just a heavy paper type
gasket, not rubberized cork or anything thick, but copy the original as
closely as you can.

Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob P <>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: IML: HELP! I overheated/Is it done?


> Thanks Dick,
> That's what I'm hoping. Looks like another roadside repair horror.
> What do you think about the oil leak though? It's coming from the oil
filter
> adapter (small block). I'm getting a new gasket, but how big is that bolt?
> It's more than one inch!
> I already checked the bulb (you posted the technique before) It works, but
I
> think because there was NO water it gave no reading.
> Thanks again
> Rob
>
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