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Too bad that my Garage is so crowded that I can just barely get in around my car, that the car is as far from being an Fbody anything as you could get it, and that the job is done, because I just did a job that would have been perfect for the 'Average Guy's Car Show.'
Seems that despite numerous attempts at resealing the 'Water Outlet' on my 1960 Plymouth's engine, that the 'Water Outlet's' somewhat deteriorated condition, allowed coolant to still seep around it a bit. So, I took the advice of a fellow Hot-rodder, and bought a 'Water Outlet' for a 'Non-Power Steering' equipped 'Slant-Six' car, and then I also bought two pieces of 3/8" I.D. Pipe, which I then measured up against the bosses that existed on the original 'Water Outlet', marked them off accordingly, put them in my Lathe down in the basement, and then cut them precisely to length, so I had the correct height spacers I needed to adapt the 'Non-Power Steering' 'Water Outlet' to my 'Power Steering' equipped car. The entire job took about 1-1/2 hours to complete, and now I have a brand new, hopefully leak proof, 'Water Outlet' on my 1960 Plymouth.
Oh, and no, they don't make the correct 'Water Outlet' anymore, it was a one year oddity, found ONLY on the Full size Plymouths and Dodges equipped with the 'Slant-Six' and 'Power Steering.'
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