Do you *see* oil / evidence of oil all over the place in there? I can't see anything but that the gallery plugs look different than the ones in your build. Yours are dark (steel?) and these here are shiny (aluminum or cheesy shiny whatever?)
Colin
These were sprayed cheesy silver by the PO so don’t read anything into the colour. I do see an accumulation of oil below the the same plug I’m having issues with but agree it does not look terrible.
tommu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:21 pmThe plug was torqued to between 8 and 9 ft lb. I tightened it to 14 ft lb, it didn't feel like it had any further to go. I was sure that the additional 5 ft lbs would seal the gallery.
I used Loctite again. I will move onto JB Weld now. This is the state of the threads in the gallery after an hour or so of careful cleaning:
white74westy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:44 pmHi tommu,
Just wondering if you have made any progress?
I look forward to hearing about it!Amskeptic wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:15 pmwhite74westy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:44 pmHi tommu,
Just wondering if you have made any progress?
Indeed he has. Tommu?
ColinCold@$!*^% Here InFlorida
You don't. That's the thing.white74westy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:42 amI suspect I share the same “engine builder” that Tom does,
tommu wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:12 amI’ve now discovered a slight oil leak - oil collecting right at the back, bottom of the engine case. I need to trace this - and I think the muffler is leaking from it’s seam too. But other than that - I’m driving!
Robbie - I could really do with a muffler donut!
Thanks for changing that. It’s the back as in muffler end of the engine.Amskeptic wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:10 amtommu wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:12 amI’ve now discovered a slight oil leak - oil collecting right at the back, bottom of the engine case. I need to trace this - and I think the muffler is leaking from it’s seam too. But other than that - I’m driving!
Robbie - I could really do with a muffler donut!
Hey tommu. I went up the thread and changed your "# 1" bearing to "# 4" because in fact, the bearing closest to the fan is the # 4 main bearing. So now I am curious. Is this slight oil leak at the back (muffler end) of the engine or at the front (flywheel end) of the engine?
Keep driving. Bond with your chariot.
Colin
Left or right side? Pressurized leak or a slow drip?