Silicone water jacket

[SirBudman32]

I know they are cheap, but I have a Silicone water jacket that has i pin hole in it. Anyone ever try to fix one? I was thinking about putting some Silicone on it and see what happens. Any Ideas? Thanks

[Fluid]

Using some silicone caulk will work - for a little while. These coolers just do not work that well, none of the ones I tried lasted very long before developing leaks, losening the little metal inlet/outlet tubes, etc. Other club members noted the same things. They do work great at filling your model up with water! Bottom line - they are temporary coolers for when you have nothing else....



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[SirBudman32]

Thanks Fluid. Problem I have is I have a Castle 1515 2200 in my Genesis and to put a different type of cooler on it is where I have trouble. My motor mount has the back support ring on it for the weight of the motor, and with a Aluminum water cooling jacket on it I cant put the ring on it to support it.

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[JIM MARCUM]

If that motor has raised heat sink rings around it (looks like it does in your pics) it's going to tear the 'O' rings when you try to side it on/off. I would wipe down the motor with the H2O jacket in place with paint thinner or alcohol & put a silicone bead around both ends. Have a roll of paper towels handy to clean up. If you want the seal to look great, here's a trick I used building all glass aquariums: Right after you apply the beads, wet the tip of your index finger with saliva & smoothe the bead with the wet finger tip. May take a few returns to the spit factory with your finger (it's not poisonous, but a bit tangy) as you work around the beads. Use paper towels to remove silicone from your finger between wetting trips. JIM

[SirBudman32]

Thank for the tip Jim, I do that all the time, I just use water. As for the pin hole its on the top where the lines go in, if you move it just right it sprays. I just ordered a Alum. Water jacket from OSE that is made for this motor with the ribs and a new silicone one from Kintec just in case.

[JIM MARCUM]

Thank for the tip Jim, I do that all the time, I just use water. As for the pin hole its on the top where the lines go in, if you move it just right it sprays. I just ordered a Alum. Water jacket from OSE that is made for this motor with the ribs and a new silicone one from Kintec just in case.

Water or soapy water will work. But, I love the taste of silicone in the morning!!! Too bad there isn't an emotocon for "Apocalypse Now" JIM

[Fluid]

...I just ordered a Alum. Water jacket from OSE that is made for this motor with the ribs and a new silicone one from Kintec just in case....

I think that you should be able to cut the OSE jacket short enough to allow use of the rear mount ring. Or use the full-length OSE jacket and use a block of wood to support the front of the motor instead of the ring mount.



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[Rumdog]

buy the 1512 jacket from OSE

[TheShaughnessy]

I zip tied my silicone jacket on and it still leaks, and i did the silicone around it, get enough pressure and it springs a leak.