Hi All, a Heads Up on this if you are putting a motor together: prepping my cases for joining together this week.Probing around with them bolted and nipped up in a dummy run, I saw that there was a clear gap in the casing joint allowing light through at the bottom of the crank chamber. On checking, I found that the cases were just marginally held apart by swellings in the alloy around the two lower crankcase dowels.Seems to me that rough handling when pulling the cases apart in the past has wrenched the dowels slightly, and pushed up the alloy around them,holding the cases from pulling up as they should.I also suspect that a little swelling occurs around the edges of the oil filter chamber cap if this is overtightened-(and lets face it-with a hexagon like that tightening onto a taper seat-easy to overdo it) Its so close to the joint at the rear of the cap that any distortion from excess tightening of the cap is directed right onto the joint line. I`ve flatted things off carefully, but its one to watch for when prepping.
I am going to use Threebond 1215 on the joint as its reckoned to be the best sealer and any 60 yr old cases need all the help they can get- anyone used this? comments please, Bob.
I am going to use Threebond 1215 on the joint as its reckoned to be the best sealer and any 60 yr old cases need all the help they can get- anyone used this? comments please, Bob.