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That's a big standby generator. What are you powering, a dairy? <br>
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I kind of like the plug idea; you can get expandable rubber plugs,
but I'm not sure how they would hold up over time. How about the
wooden plug idea, only slightly less OD than a drive-in fit, coated
with JB Weld (not Quik)? <br>
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Or if you can find a copper sweat cap fitting the correct size to
slip over the pipe and solder it on. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/1/2016 8:59 AM, john niolon wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Guys... got a Generac 30kw standby generator... it has
a ford v-6 3.0 engine. The water pump has a heater hose
outlet pipe... typical metal pipe with a bubble flare at the
hose end where you clamp on the heater hose.. since the
generator has no heater this fitting has a rubber cap held
on by a screw clamp... every couple of years this cap
deteriorates and either sprays antifreeze every dang where
or just seeps till the coolant level is below the sensor and
the generator will not run (no/low coolant fault).. the
metal fitting seems to be press fit into the water pump (no
obvious threads or hex fitting to screw it out. I don’t
want to screw it up and it cost me a new water pump... </div>
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<div>the question... is there another way to seal this metal
fitting permanently instead of the cap that deteriorates ??
something plastic or metal that can stand the heat and
vibration and not leak I’m about ready to drive a wooden
plug in it !!! somebody has got to make something that will
work...</div>
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<div>shop content... it keeps the lights on in my shop when
it’s running (and not leaking antifreeze)</div>
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<div>thanks</div>
<div>John</div>
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