right after changing the rad thermostat and the rubber front water pipes, ive worked the air out the system and run it upto pressure so far so good. except for one problem, i noticed a drip coming from the bottom of the engine, after some inspection, i came to the conclusion that the upper aluminium water pipe is leaking. where it meets the block, there wasnt a gasket in there so i didnt refit one.... is there suppose dto be? ive used a product called gas tite which was recommended to me fo rthe purpose, i think some of it came off in the process, i left it for about half hour before filling the system up. i did all the others the night before. some where ive cocked up, and obviously have to pop it back off. thats cool, it happens at least i checked and found it.... i just wanna make sure i dont reassemble to have the same problem. any advice please......:dots:

you need to use some instat gasket. so bad news is you need to strip it all down again :lol:

thats not the end of the world its only 6 bolts... the other three joins seem to be working fine. ive use dteh product before and its been ok, but i do have to say im surprised by the consisancy of it, i expected a more sorta siliconey texture... this stuff was more like ketchup

Make sure the thermostat is in securley. If it aint, the pipe wont sit flush and you will get a leak

cheers for that, i guess i will just have to take it all apart and inspect it all. pretty sure its that top one though as i think i can see water dribblibing down from it and running over the lower one.