Today I opened the cooler box door and found
a problem with the RTV gasket. It was
not cured and the RTV stuck to the firewall.
I put automotive wax on the firewall but apparently that was not the
correct wax. A small section of the gasket
came stuck to the door but the majority of it didn't. I cleaned the RTV from the firewall and the
door and started over.
I went to the
Smith's market on 90th South and purchased some paraffin wax. I put a good coating of wax on the firewall
and reapplied RTV tot eh cooler box door.
I reinstalled the door on the cooler box hinge and closed it, holding it
shut with a piece of safety wire. I
tried to make the bead of RTV smaller in hopes it will create a gasket but not
be too thick. Hopefully by tomorrow it
will be cured.
Before reinstalling the cooler box door I
fitted the radiator to the firewall and cooler box face frame. I enlarged the holes in the radiator tabs and
elongated them so it fits properly. I
also prepared the Seal Face for installation on the radiator by removing the
blue vinyl film and deburring the edges.
I will install the radiator and seal face tomorrow.
