Turbodan

sorry must have confused it with another thread that jb welded the bbi fittings.
now I am more confused.
curious of Kevin's replacement fittings.

T Kono

That thread shows a picture of six fittings, and the oil cooler looks like it stayed on the motor. Did the two oil cooler fittings get welded also, bringing the total addressed to 8?

911 Rod

3 on the left and 3 on the right and then 1 on each side of the oil cooler.

T Kono

Yes, I saw that you did them, I was referring to the BBI thread mentioned by Bugeyemilo.

s65e90

What's confusing. If you do this you can:

1. Remove stock fittings, knurl, JB weld and done.
2. Buy fittings (thicker walled for welding, though you can use OE) from ebay from Torque Solutions for $ 150 and have them welded (IMO the best way).
-or-

Some just drill and tap what's there which is the pinning method, essentially locking the fitting into place with the water manifold as the "pin" is a small allen bolt going through the housing and fitting making it locked together mechanically.

manimal

I know we could go in circles on this topic forever, but I still don't understand how welding is any better than pinning.

mffarrell

My understanding is that pinning could still leak if the sealant is compromised, but welding may be a better solution if the weld is done correctly and pressure tested prior to installation to ensure there are no pin holes and so on. I would go with the welding solution only if I replaced all 8 fittings with thicker material, and used a welder who has done this many times.

cgfen

I decided to NOT bother with knurling, even though the guys in the video are only 10 miles from me, maybe if both components were knurled, there would be significant benefit, not so much for only one "side"
I removed / JB welded / SS fastener.
Should be good to go.

One of these in the right diameter makes cleaning the old epoxy out much mo easy..

cgfen

It isn't IMO.
Welding add more complexity with little benefit.

Pinning without removing / cleaning / "re-epoxing" the fittings in place is false economy.
Pinning after removing / cleaning / "re-epoxing" the fittings in place is the shizzle!

32krazy!

i have done it both ways. the pros to pinning is it can be done with the parts still on the motor and even with the motor in the car. the jb weld will likely outlast the owners possesion of the car and if it does fail it can be cleaned off resealed and repinned. jb seals it the bolt keeps the fitting from pushing out.

welding requires the parts be removed the fittings removed cleaned and reinstalled then either mig or tig welded. then pressure tested to ensure no pinholes are present. pros to this is its a permanent fix. the fitting will never come out and once tested wont ever leak. the con is its costly . engine has to come pout parts removed new gaskets and reinstallation then motor back in. i used my oem fittings and a pro welder who did a a1 job in the end 2 minor pinholes under testing fixed them never had an issue. present motor has jbweld in 1 fitting and 8 pins. zero issues with this motor.

either way works well if thought out and handled properly.

911 Rod

I can't see how you could remove the fittings without pulling the whole cooling system apart. Heating the fittings will not be good for the other seals and you would not be able to pull the fittings out with damaging them.

32krazy!

thats why i only sealed the blown fitting. didnt want to risk that. so far no issues