green o-ring too tight?
12-04-2011, 07:37 PM
#1
green o-ring too tight? i used the green o-ring on a new melling 10296 for my ls1. the pickup tube needs to go up a little further but the o-ring seems tight. i might be able to get the bolt on there and tighten it down to force the tube into place. should i try to tighten it down or remove the green o-ring and replace it with the black one which is thinner?
12-05-2011, 09:10 AM
#4
Maybe this will help..
somewhere around post #38
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-o-ring-2.html
somewhere around post #38
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-o-ring-2.html
Just wanted to add this and note that many people simply bolt up the pump, leaving the bolts untightened. Then mount the pickup tube with o-ring and tighten that. Then, go back to the pump bolts and tighten.
12-07-2011, 06:02 PM
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i used the green o-ring on a new melling 10296 for my ls1. the pickup tube needs to go up a little further but the o-ring seems tight. i might be able to get the bolt on there and tighten it down to force the tube into place. should i try to tighten it down or remove the green o-ring and replace it with the black one which is thinner?
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12-08-2011, 02:59 PM
#9
Melling has us using the black one for the tube without the flare (not me).
I don't have the truck motor, but I'll tell you, that green one seems way too tight for my application.
Upon further inspection, my old blue one is just a bit thinner than the green one, and I'm going to use it (blue one).
