Re: basic engine building question

Posted by greygoat on January 22, 2009 at 05:51:02 from (75.121.142.158):

In Reply to: basic engine building question posted by Mathias NY on January 22, 2009 at 04:39:37:

I was always told to soak those cork seals in a
clean container of oil for an hour or two, BUT
you might want to check for a steel shell rubber
oil seal. I know that the cork ones come in the
kit, but automotive engines haven"t used them
for years, and there may be something better
available. I rebuild Wisconsin 2 cyl engines
and the gasket kits always have a cork seal, but
upon doing a late model, I found a newer oil
seal, and found it fit all 2 cyl engines. I am
now buying that modern seal from a bearing and
seal supply house and having much success using it
Older Wisconsins always have an oil streak on
them from where the soft cork seak leaked. A new
steel shell-rubber seal doesn"t leak. I always
install a speedi-sleave if the shaft has a groove
worn it it from abrasion of dirty leaking oil
and dust. It lets the seal run on a new smooth
surface, and is worth the money, and no recalls!
Finally, at tech school, (in the 60s) when
installing pistons, we put the rings on, dipped
them in a clean coffee can of engine oil, let
them drip off, then put on the ring compresser,
and installed the piston. We put engine assembly
LUBRI-PLATE,(in the tube, still available from
NAPA)on the bearing shells and the crankshaft,
before bolting and torqueing the rods

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