Water Outlet Neck Removal and Torque

[Dan1928]

I recently replaced my head gasket on my '28. After some thought I thought that I would put in a thermostat along with a temp gauge. I want to buy a new water outlet neck with a hole drilled and tapped for it.

If I remove the old neck, and replace it with the new style, will I screw up the head gasket as the two bolts also act as head bolts? I guess the simpler question is if you loosen a head bolt, are you going to mess things up even if you retorque?

Also, looks like the current neck is from a 30 or 31. Any problem with that other than length?

Thanks!

[SeaSlugs]

do you have a pic of your current setup - you should have the shorter 28/29 style...

i wouldn't imagine just replacing the neck and loosening the studs would affect anything. just be extremely careful when you go to tighten the new neck down. I did not use a gasket on mine - just smeared a coat of RTV then torqued them back and forth in 5 lb increments till i hit 45lbs.

[Gary WA]

Remove water. Should have no problem.

[Dan1928]

Thank you !

[Tom Wesenberg]

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Originally Posted by Gary WA

Remove water. Should have no problem.

Hope it's antifreeze and not plain water.