How to prevent oil leaks?, Surely it must be possible! |
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How to prevent oil leaks?, Surely it must be possible! |
ThinAir |
Feb 19 2004, 12:15 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I've always believed that it is POSSIBLE to build a Type IV that does not leak, with either synthetic or natural oils. The question I've had is "how?"
This gets to "where do Type IVs leak from"? Now there are obvious places like oil pressure senders that can be problems from time to time when something malfunctions, but that's not the issue. It's more an issue of the kind of oil "seep" that results in the bottom of the engine being moist with oil, but you can't tell where it's coming from. It makes me wonder what kind of sealant (if any) should be used in places like Case halves Push rod tubes Cylinder-to-case Cylinder-to-head etc. Since I'm in the middle of a rebuild, I'd really like to do this right. When I got my training on overhauling Type 1s the sealant of choice was "GaskaCinch", but it's not 1980 anymore and there have been lots of advancements. What is available now, and where should it be used, to achieve a Type IV that does not seep oil? |
ThinAir |
Feb 20 2004, 01:22 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Jake Raby @ Feb 19 2004, 09:42 AM) I use waxed dental floss dipped in curul K2 for weeks at a time before installation... Other than Dental Floss, I have no idea what this stuff is. Is this for real or are you pulling my chain? I've not finished watching the Type IV overhaul video, but so far all you've talked about is Permatex Form-a-Gasket and the Teflon stuff. (I'm only as far as putting in the oil pump.) Is there anything about case assembly & sealants from the video that you would now recommend changing? |
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