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paul25

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18th Sep, 2005 at 10:39:50pm

1293cc turbo engine almost finished.... Q: The half moon oil seal that goes between box and crank doesn't seem to fit very well. When in the box it doesn't sit flush at either end. Do I need to trim it to fit or does it get compressed enough when the bolts are troqued? I noticed on an MPI engine that I have that rover seamed to have removed this seal and replace it with a curing sealant...

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19th Sep, 2005 at 12:54:49am

Personally - I trim it, such that it's 'just' a little too long. Also - add a little 'drop' of RTV onto each end for extra sealing.
Depending on the gasket kit used, some are 'just right' ; whereas in others it's around 1/4" too long... I never have leaks from this area myself incidentally, so don't worry too much about however you decided to do it.

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19th Sep, 2005 at 07:23:36am

I'm a fan of the cut it to lengh and a dab of hightemp RTV under each end method and i've had good succes with it.

I also use wellseal on all the other gaskets apart from the head gasket of course.

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19th Sep, 2005 at 09:00:31am

like to add trim it spot on!

never had a problem in this area






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19th Sep, 2005 at 12:15:46pm

Wellseal is the dogs nuts, far far better than anything else, although its a fucker to get off your hands afterwards!


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19th Sep, 2005 at 12:16:58pm

I always trim them as well. They are too long from the factory.

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Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.

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Carlos Fandango

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19th Sep, 2005 at 01:12:16pm

I use loctite 574 (the orange flange stuff) always worked great for me, even on "skint get me outta hassle till payday with no gaskets" engines.

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