leak at block heater
01-28-2006, 03:07 PM
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leak at block heater
How tight should the block heater be?
I noticed a little leak under there and put a small crescent wrench on there to see if it was loose. I put a full turn on it pretty easily and it feels like I could put another turn on it before it started to tighten up any more...
Kinda a pain to reach. Should I maybe back it almost out, wrap it up with a bunch of teflon an try again?
I noticed a little leak under there and put a small crescent wrench on there to see if it was loose. I put a full turn on it pretty easily and it feels like I could put another turn on it before it started to tighten up any more...
Kinda a pain to reach. Should I maybe back it almost out, wrap it up with a bunch of teflon an try again?
01-28-2006, 08:31 PM
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I suggest you just snug it up and then watch it for any more leaking. There have been a few reports of loose block heaters and all the guys did to fix them was tighten them up a little.
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