OK, sorry I've been gone for so long. Two jobs, buying a house, anniversary cruise, and working on this thing while living with in-laws has been quite the chore.

Um...I want to burn this thing to the ground. I'll catch everyone up.

I somehow completely destroyed the new VPG. Put everything back together, then as I was putting coolant in it it started leaking from the VPG like an open bottle. Well crappers. However, at this point I went on a cruise to the Bahamas for my anniversary.

The FIL decided to help take it back apart while I was gone. I appreciate it, but he managed to snap off the nipple on the CCV that I had just replaced. So, I need to order a new CCV. Suck. Also, my first attempt at the VPG using gasket maker failed. Second attempt (with a lot more gasket maker) seems to have worked. However, now it's leaking quite well from the front of the larger cross-pipe in the water pump. It's a brand new water pump, so I'm not sure what to do here. Do the pipes only go in one way?

However, I was able to patch things and get it started and out of the garage. Smoked like a pig and isn't running quite right, but I think everything is hooked back up right, except the CCV. I blocked the broken nipple and the hose, so I was hoping that would be ok to get it out of the garage...

Anyway...thoughts on the water cross-pipe? Unlucky with a bad o-ring in the new water pump? It's a Meyle unit from FCP.

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