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how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal?

Posted By: Jonnyj00

how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 10:07 PM

Just wanna know what materials you use and what sealant also! Thank you

Posted By: sdaurity

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 10:26 PM

Permatex grey silicone, no gaskets.

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 10:35 PM

Any person with a mill can mill you a small rib around the water holes, and then all ya do is fill the rib with a good fast setting sealant, make a tiny crown and it acts like an o ring. Ive seen a few sets like that.

Kasey

Posted By: Bob_Coomer

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 10:50 PM

Just use a quality sealer.. The best stuff out there IMO Is called
"The Right Stuff"
It wont leak no way no how. I have never had any water pump housing sealing problems... Ever and Most all my stuff uses a motor plate too.
I made my own elephant ears using 1/4 Mild steel plate, drilled some holes and it works like a charm.

Posted By: JAKE68

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 11:08 PM

I use right stuff on everthing except them I just use gaskets and never had a leak. One question though is your water pump housing bin mild for the diference in the plate thickness? Cause if it is you may notice the holes get larger the more that is mild off and a gasket will not cover the holes??????

Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 11:11 PM

I use the stock Fel pro blue gaskets, one on each side and sometimes some thermostat housing silicone sealer, sometimes not

I
ve thought about takine the ears to a machine shop and have them cut both sides of the ears for a O ring around both openings and then use a good hydraulic supply house quality O Ring material to make them with

Maybe one of theses days when it won't seal up so easy

Posted By: Thumperdart

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 11:25 PM

Fel-pro blue gaskets and some ultra grey or black and no leaks however, they do need a re-torquing I noticed.

Posted By: Twin Turbo Mower

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 11:26 PM

Toyota's black silicone. Very tuff stuff. They use it for metal to metal with no gaskets. Like aluminum oil pans ect.

Posted By: CHAPPER

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 11:46 PM

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Toyota's black silicone. Very tuff stuff. They use it for metal to metal with no gaskets. Like aluminum oil pans ect.

I bet Mazda or Honda would be better....

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 11:57 PM

I used a pair of SUPERFORMANCE gaskets when I put it in the motor plate on my car.

No sealant or anything else.

Posted By: B G Racing

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/14/11 11:58 PM

RTV black silicone,no gaskets.Let it cure 100% before putting in any coolant.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 12:36 AM

If you had a 1 piece plate you wouldnt have nearly
the problem that you have with the 2 piece/ears...
the 2 plates want to pivot on the bolts

Posted By: roadhazard

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 01:02 AM

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If you had a 1 piece plate you wouldnt have nearly
the problem that you have with the 2 piece/ears...
the 2 plates want to pivot on the bolts

Well said and you beat me to it
Sometimes so with the 1 piece plate if the bolt holes are not close to the bolt size

I just use the gaskets and no sealer

Posted By: sturmenater

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 01:22 AM

anarobic sealent

Posted By: Dads426

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 01:30 AM

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Fel-pro blue gaskets and some ultra grey or black and no leaks however, they do need a re-torquing I noticed.

Also, I agree that the 2-piece motor plates tend to move around more than one piece and may be more prone to leak.

Posted By: Barnstorm

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 02:10 AM

1 piece plate and grey silicone here..no gaskets.

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Posted By: 440Jim

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 03:06 AM

Permatex silicone sealer and no gaskets. Works great.

Posted By: Chris2581

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 03:23 AM

Quote:

I used a pair of SUPERFORMANCE gaskets when I put it in the motor plate on my car.

No sealant or anything else.

Same here..not a drop of water at all.First time I've actually had the motor plate sealed since I've been running the car.

Superformance gaskets are the best without any doubt.

Posted By: Jonnyj00

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/15/11 02:08 PM

Thanks guys I have put a couple sets on a couple different cars i just wanted to make sure there wasnt a better way or some trick that would make it easier!! Once again thank you!

Posted By: markz528

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/16/11 02:16 AM

I o-ring mine.............

Posted By: an8sec70cuda

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/16/11 01:37 PM

Quote:

1 piece plate and grey silicone here..no gaskets.

Never had a leak on mine.

Posted By: fourgearsavoy

Re: how do you get your bb mopar elephant ears to seal? - 06/16/11 03:16 PM

Quote:

Quote:

I used a pair of SUPERFORMANCE gaskets when I put it in the motor plate on my car.

No sealant or anything else.

Same here..not a drop of water at all.First time I've actually had the motor plate sealed since I've been running the car.

Superformance gaskets are the best without any doubt.

Clean and dry surfaces with just Superformance gaskets with zero leaks on my plate and chrome T-stat housing

Gus