someotherguy
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Mine is messed up too, from previous owner breaking off the heater hose connector, gooping it up, presumably after a failed removal attempt. I chiseled all the excess junk out and attempted threading in a new connector, only to discover it still leaked, even with plenty of pipe dope on the threads.The housing for a connector for a heater hose is stripped out and can't be rethreaded
So, I tried again, after thoroughly cleaning it with Brakleen, being sure it was dry, then applying JB Weld to the new connector fitting and letting it cure a nice long time. Hasn't leaked since.
I really didn't want to replace my intake, because it's a TBI 7.4, which is far less common to find an intake for. There was one on eBay but since they're cast iron instead of aluminum like the small block, shipping would've been a small fortune.
First attempt with a pipe plug and pipe dope - still leaked.
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Said F it and used JB and an actual connector since I didn't want to JB a plug in place, but a connector, so I could go ahead and hook up the heater core. Been this way nearly a year now, no leaks.
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Richard