Subject	Differences in upper water pipes... curious question >
Posted by	whitepearlz on April 19, 2005 at 7:55 PM
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Message	I'l keep this short. I'm trying a small project with some spare water pipes I have, and noticed something that got me curious... The following pic contains two different upper H20 hardpipes. If you look at the engine block mating surface, you'll see the pipe on the left is completely flat, while the pipe on the right has a groove cast into it as a guide for the RTV sealer. is one more ideal for use on the car? I was planning on using the one on the left (the one on the right is unusable in its current state). I wonder when/why they changed this. Left pipe slose-up: Right pipe close-up: "funny how I like the a spec fascia more and more now that I have the j spec" - CLOWNSHUE on April 04, 2005 at 2:42 PM WINTER (Also known as a "WISCONSIN WINTER") This is one of Wisconsin's two seasons which lasts approximately 9 months. The other season is the ROAD CONSTRUCTION season, lasting roughly 3 months.
Follow Ups	Differences in upper water pipes... curious question > - whitepearlz 19:55:51 04/19/05 if using silicone on both, it really doesnt matter - Z32POWER.com 20:06:21 04/19/05 well... in my opinion - bjammmin (SoCal) 20:06:50 04/19/05 2nd (n/m) - ZXRider(SoCal) 20:26:04 04/19/05 I'll 3rd that. - whitepearlz 20:28:28 04/19/05 Bet it had more to do with manufacturing costs than anything - jzack 20:32:57 04/19/05 The one with the groove is the newer style, Seals better. - Spddracer 20:40:46 04/19/05 I looks like the hole in the left one is bigger? Has it - ConVerTT 21:24:52 04/19/05 Sorry - "It looks like" ^^^^ - ConVerTT 21:26:10 04/19/05 The groove is there to keep you from dumping too much - YugoBernie (NoVA) 06:40:03 04/20/05 FYI, my 91TT has the grooved water pipe. (n/m) - USCZ 08:18:30 04/20/05 My 95 TT has the grooved water pipe. (n/m) - TT XTZ 09:31:52 04/20/05 I've also noticed differences in the OD where the bead is - Scotts94z32 12:21:43 04/20/05 Thanks guys. =) (n/m) - whitepearlz 14:22:31 04/20/05
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