On the dipstick should there be a seal? Ours just floats around in the hole causing oil to come out.. Have done a search on the rares website but cannot find anything.
Cheers
Josh & Amanda
Dipstick seal - Grey Motor
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mrs ratbox
Hi Josh,
when you tighten those plates - especially the rocker cover one - don't overdo it........ you'll buckle the rocker cover and it will never seal again....
I have come to the conclusion that when fitting a new gasket - clean the covers, apply some loctite sealing compound ... the semi-permanent one - then fit them, but tighten only enough until they stop leaking.... if you screw them down too much - you'll damage them......
I used to fit the side plates, then take all the screws up slowly until it was a uniform fit.... then screw a further 1/2 turn..... when a new gasket gets "wet" it should swell....... that should seal them enough - they'll find their own settings...
With the rocker cover - I replaced the gasket every second time I adjusted tappets......
I adjusted tappets every second oil change.
One very big advantage of an alloy rocker cover - screw down almost as much as you like..... not that you should need to....
that was my procedure with the grey..... not that it differs much from that which I use for gaskets on the red.....
I only ever used silastic once..... and spent years eventually getting it out of the engine...... never again....
frats,
Rosco
when you tighten those plates - especially the rocker cover one - don't overdo it........ you'll buckle the rocker cover and it will never seal again....
I have come to the conclusion that when fitting a new gasket - clean the covers, apply some loctite sealing compound ... the semi-permanent one - then fit them, but tighten only enough until they stop leaking.... if you screw them down too much - you'll damage them......
I used to fit the side plates, then take all the screws up slowly until it was a uniform fit.... then screw a further 1/2 turn..... when a new gasket gets "wet" it should swell....... that should seal them enough - they'll find their own settings...
With the rocker cover - I replaced the gasket every second time I adjusted tappets......
I adjusted tappets every second oil change.
One very big advantage of an alloy rocker cover - screw down almost as much as you like..... not that you should need to....
that was my procedure with the grey..... not that it differs much from that which I use for gaskets on the red.....
I only ever used silastic once..... and spent years eventually getting it out of the engine...... never again....
frats,
Rosco