Coolant plug TD5 cylinder head thread......assistance reqd

[Nomad9]

Hi All,
Got the cad plated steel plug today from Southerns, not aluminium, obviously a design flaw that has now been rectified. The plug had good thread engagement, I put some Toyota black on the plug, wrapped two turns of PTFE tap around the plug and put another smear of Toyota black over the top of the tape. Plug has now been replaced and left until tomorrow night when I'll rebuild the rest of the engine.

Thanks for the advice and support, everything so far looks really good. I'll put the coolant back in tomorrow night and pressure test.

Cheers Marty.

[worane]

Gee, and I thought I had problems!
Well done all of you.

[morozka]

Hello! At my colleague in D2 the cooling liquid began to leave. Question: Is the coolant cap tightened to the stop, or is it turned off for a half turn? that is, when twisted to the stop, it should be weakened? Thank you!

[kelvo]

You must ‘tighten to the stop’.

Do NOT ‘weaken’ it.

[morozka]

Many thanks for the answer, friends !!!!