I created an Oil Leak!, by replacing with viton seals? wtf? |
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I created an Oil Leak!, by replacing with viton seals? wtf? |
purple |
Jan 9 2008, 10:05 AM
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Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
Greetings Yall!
I have just put the engine back in my teener and started it up (without the exhaust) to make sure I got everything right before I'd do more major re-assembly. Well, it turns out I created an oil leak where there wasnt one before DOH! I replaced the drivers side pushrod tube seals with the viton set from auto atlanta. I noticed at that time that I had only 5 'big' o-rings and 11 'small' o-rings. It was enough to do the drivers side tubes but i was hesitant to try the passenger side. Well..this weekend I put the passenger side ones on. I used the small o-rings on the big side of the pushrod tubes because that's all I had DONT DO THIS I knew there was going to be a problem when I saw the PO had used silicone sealant around the big o-rings... It doesnt leak when the engine runs, it does it after the engine has cooled off and the oil still in the rocker box just kinda drips out. This really sucks bad and was wondering if I should get another viton set from AA or what? Should I use some gasket-maker to seal the o-rings? should i re-use the old ones? they werent leaking after all... the moral of the story: 'while im in there' leads to big f-ups sometimes |
purple |
Jan 10 2008, 08:26 AM
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Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
What's funny is this 'viton' stuff is almost identical to the superior tank o-rings in paintball: neoprene.
My buddy got a pack of neoprene tank o-rings and they are more of a pain to deal with getting on there, but they DONT crumble under very low temps like the poly-u ones do. Granted, they are a different application, but the neoprene rings lasted 20x longer than the standard poly-u o-rings on CO2 tanks After we went to HPA(high pressure air) there was no looking back. |
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