Turbo Question ?

[givemeaboost]

I've got at ball bearing gt28 turbo that I'm having trouble getting the water cooling sealed up on and would like to know if I can bypass the coolers and run it dry, without the cooling lines hooked up. Does anyone know if this will cause a problem ?

 

[hardcore2]

You'll burn it up without cooling..

 

[Climbmax]

I ran my 2871 without cooling at all. Seemed fine.
I hate too much plumbing and crap so I tried it without..........still spins around.
RS

 

[TurboJamie]

Givemeboost what is going on with it? How/where is it leaking? How are you attaching it? It should not leak I have a couple problems I have had with mine that were remedied maybe I can help.

 

[Ted Jannetty]

I've got at ball bearing gt28 turbo that I'm having trouble getting the water cooling sealed up on and would like to know if I can bypass the coolers and run it dry, without the cooling lines hooked up. Does anyone know if this will cause a problem ?

Sounds like you have the wrong water fittings I stock the right ones with o-ring seal.

Ted.

 

[givemeaboost]

Well I forgot to say that it's one of those cheapy turbos off E Bay and the reason that I can't get the waterlines to seal is because they threads weren't tapped in straight. They were off a couple of degrees, so I retapped them with a 3/8 pipe thread and hooked up copper tube with compression fittings and these won't hold up to the heat. I'm going to try it without and hope it stays together, Ken.

 

[Travis Moore]

Well I forgot to say that it's one of those cheapy turbos off E Bay and the reason that I can't get the waterlines to seal is because they threads weren't tapped in straight. They were off a couple of degrees, so I retapped them with a 3/8 pipe thread and hooked up copper tube with compression fittings and these won't hold up to the heat. I'm going to try it without and hope it stays together, Ken.

You can get AN to NPT fittings from any good supplier of AN fittings..

T