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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: 2,553 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? |
Feb 19 2004, 12:07 PM
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LOL. I think this will be a long battle. Or you can put duralube in it, drain the oil, and drive it like that. That's what they did on the commercial! I've seen the bottoms of 993's and they leak oil also!
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