[Tigers] water neck - gasket vs o ring

[Owain Lloyd]

i'll buy a whole new neck with o-ring and groove.  they are only 12 bucks.

thanks.

On 7/30/07, Tigerman <Tigerman67 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have used an aftermarket ford chrome water neck on my mustang before.  It
> came with an o ring and had a grove in the waterneck to accommodate the o
> ring.  The neck sealed fine, and it was a bit more convenient with the grove
> and o ring to install.  Without the grove, I could imagine an o ring would
> be tough to get centered correctly.  Maybe someone who has experience using
> an o ring on an original style water neck could comment.
>
> I doubt you would want to use both, the gap between the oring and gasket
> would be subject to leaking easier than if you use just one of those.
>
> Steve
>
>
> > quick question - my water neck has a leak so i was just about to order
> > a replacement gasket when i found that there is a choice between using
> > either a gasket or a rubber o-ring.
> >
> > what is the preferred choice?  is it possible to use both?