Larry:
>From past personal experience...are you certain that the old seal, or a
portion of it, is not still lodged in the groove?? A small pick or tiny
flat screwdriver will remove it if that is the culprit.
Martin Libhart
72 MGB/GT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Colen" <lrcar@red4est.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 5:54 PM
Subject: Does this sound familiar?
> To self: I'm going to build an engine that is not only strong and
> reliable, but doesn't leak.
>
> The car is on the road and the filter adapter seal starts leaking.
>
> "Oops, better tighten it down"
>
> <crack!>
> "^%$^% ()**() ##&^^& !!!!"
>
> Replace filter adapter, replace seal. Tighten down a little more
> securely. Seal works for about a day and starts leaking. Fiddle with
> seal, replace, and seal works for about 5 miles, and resumes leaking.
>
> Tow car home. Install new seal. Seal works fine for several days,
> then starts leaking a bit. Take seal out, reinstall it, use about 1/3
> of a tube of RTV. Two days later, fire up car, it hemorrages oil.
>
> Call up Parts Pusher, "Dave, do you have any more of those oil filter
> adapter seals? I've had the worst luck. One of them even seems to have
> delaminated on me".
>
> Dave: "It sounds like you over tightend them. If you tighten that down
> too much, it'll actually squeeze the seal out of the groove"
>
> To self: " !G$$ D@!!*# M$%^^---:( F!!!!***!!"
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