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WeaselBlade · 05-15-2005, 02:35 AM

Picked up a pair of MCW462-UH blocks used, intending to put them in a dual xeon rig. Looked them over quickly when I got them, seemed fine, set em on a shelf. Now that I'm finally finishing the system, I took out the barbs and had a more careful look at the guts, and found that one of the blocks has grey crap in the base of each depression in the base. It also has a couple of gouges that look like the previous owner stabbed it with a flathead screwdriver... WTF.

I want to open the blocks up to clean them as best I can and make sure there is no leak-threatening damage. However, even after taking out all 8 of the hex-socket screws, I can't get the bloody things open. Do I just need to try harder, possibly with the assistance of a hammer? Or is there some good reason the blocks won't open? The gouges on the inside of the base suggest to me that the previous owner had about as much luck as me getting the block open... Does Swiftech seal their blocks with some sorta adhesive?

Somebody? Anybody? Bill?

05-15-2005, 02:35 AM	#1
WeaselBlade Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 15	Why can't I get my MCW462s open? Picked up a pair of MCW462-UH blocks used, intending to put them in a dual xeon rig. Looked them over quickly when I got them, seemed fine, set em on a shelf. Now that I'm finally finishing the system, I took out the barbs and had a more careful look at the guts, and found that one of the blocks has grey crap in the base of each depression in the base. It also has a couple of gouges that look like the previous owner stabbed it with a flathead screwdriver... WTF. I want to open the blocks up to clean them as best I can and make sure there is no leak-threatening damage. However, even after taking out all 8 of the hex-socket screws, I can't get the bloody things open. Do I just need to try harder, possibly with the assistance of a hammer? Or is there some good reason the blocks won't open? The gouges on the inside of the base suggest to me that the previous owner had about as much luck as me getting the block open... Does Swiftech seal their blocks with some sorta adhesive? Somebody? Anybody? Bill?