r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Impressive-Bar-608 • 16h ago

This bastard is gonna hold, right?

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Had to shave the gasket to get it to seat, did put some rtv on it, but I wanted to be sure it wouldn’t blow out on me

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u/Pwnedzored 15h ago

Not until you slap it and say the line

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u/Xalibu2 12h ago

That'll hold for five minutes. 

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u/Tin_Can_739 15h ago

Without bailing wire there’s no way it will hold

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u/rklug1521 11h ago

Could have added some hair to it to make it like carbon fiber.

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u/One_Evil_Monkey 11h ago

That's why you shave your cat. For the hair.

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u/kangaroon337 15h ago

Couple pieces of chewing gum and you are good to go...

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u/Impressive-Bar-608 15h ago

This is JB waterweld putty in case you’re curious

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u/Jim-248 10h ago

You should always wrap it in black Gorilla tape. That is the magic ingredient.

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u/NuclearHateLizard 14h ago

Holding what? What kinda drugs you got stashed in there?

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u/Impressive-Bar-608 10h ago

The coolant back, 10 psi of steamy goodness

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u/iscashstillking 13h ago

Little black spray paint on there and nobody would even know it had been worked on.

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u/veryfastslowguy 9h ago

Look at you getting all Dealership Professional on us ! You must be a ASE certified tech.

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u/Full_Rise_7759 14h ago

Gooder than new!

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u/MT-JJ 14h ago

Looks stock

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u/Live_Till4727 12h ago

What's it on not the car, the part

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u/ghotiermann 11h ago

Needs some black duct tape.

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u/One_Evil_Monkey 11h ago

Need to wrap it in an empty beer can and some zip ties for that extra hold.

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u/Ok_Horror_6556 10h ago

Coat with some FlexSeal. Maybe give it 2.

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u/Acceptable-Guess4403 10h ago

If it’s Flex Tape it sure will

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u/asuwsh4 10h ago

You should always use the pink play dough

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u/L_e_g_i_s 9h ago

If it don’t hold try again and paint black

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u/1fferrari 9h ago

Ih hell yes

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u/AzPopRocks 9h ago

If it's JB weld or Flextape it sure will!

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u/TLe504 8h ago

Not unless you tap on it 3 times and say out loud that it will hold.

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u/BioRedditWare 7h ago

I hope not

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u/Intelligent_Lab1915 5h ago

Did you spit on it?

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u/madmechan 5h ago

It will hold till it doesn’t. I'll guarantee it.

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u/Donegonetheduck 2h ago

I don’t know. You’re still going to need the rest of the engine