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Originally posted by schoolie
Thanks. I ended up using some nylon spacers to take care of the problem, and I'm using 1/4" steel bolts instead of the ones provided. I also switched to a steal hose clamp, which helped too. My temps are just stinking lately, no matter how many times I reseat this thing, and my core imprint on the block looks even. I think drilling holes in the motherboard tray would make mounting a lot easier. A problem with this kit is that the spring diameter is too large, and that can cause the spring to scrunch to one side and not compress evenly. I put a flat washer over each spring which helps a little. I can't help thinking that there's a better way to mount this block
One question I have for you MAZE2 users: How far do you compress the springs. Do you tighten the nut as much as possible? Anybody have a good system?
Thanks
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Schoolie,
How the hell did you get 1/4" bolts through the block and the MB? Did you drill out the block?
I have the same complaint you do with the 1/2 hose interferring with the upper left bolt/nut. I wanted to put a couple more turns on the nuts after the block was mounted and working so I had to remove the clamp and use needle nose pliers on the left one and a socket on the other three. PITA! I also place washers over the springs before I put the nuts on to get an even pressure downward. I substituted 8/32 round head machine screws for the nylon rods. My springs are almost fully compressed, I used a metal 6" rule to measure the distance from the block to the top of each nut and keep them all the same.
My idle is 35c I still feel to high (ambient 72f). But load stays around 36-37c.
Jim