[Fot] rear main cap seals

[rkramer3 at austin.rr.com]

Back when I first got into wet liner engines I built my first engine at the
machine shop and he coached me through it. He didn't like the felt seals and
pulled out a box of specialty rope that was designed for this purpose. I use
the felt now, buying extra strips separately so that I can hammer it in
tightly, but I suppose any soft, absorbent and stable cloth would do it well.
I've been tempted to fill the cavity with silicone but haven't tried it.

Bob Kramer
rkramer3 at austin.rr.com

---- Greg And Alison Blake <ablake2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> Don't get hung up on the source of the felt as any felt cut up into small
> strips, as others have recommended, will work.
>
> I was in a pinch, last minute engine assembly, and sent Alison to the
thrift
> store for some felt. She came back with left over Easter bunny baskets made
> out of felt.
>
> Don't laugh, these little bunny baskets are currently holding oil at bay in
> the Blake fleet.
>
> Greg
>
> > On Jul 8, 2014, at 10:35 AM, <riverside at southslope.net> wrote:
> >
> > I am putting together a motor and have been advised that it is
> > advantageous to replace the b
cut up ropeb
   (still canbt get the
> > image of an elderly lady putting on panty hose out of my
> > mind)  with  squeezed in silicone sealant.   Might a void form unknown
> > to the installer?   If the rope is still best,   what is the best gunkum
> > with which to soak it.
> >
> > Thanks for the access to your experience.
> >
> > art de armond
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