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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Don't know why your rivets are leaking. If you have correct clearances on the rocker shaft the oil should just dribble out the rockers. Maybe you need a new rocker assembly. How is your oil pressure?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Mike MacLean</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1969 MGB GT</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1960 Bugeye</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1956 BN2 LeMans<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 1:39:58 PM PDT, dwoerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net> wrote:
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<div>I did similar but the buck was an alloy. Worked well on the tubular rivet but I get oil leaking out the rivet holes. Re-did them using sealer but still leak.</div><div>Any ideas before Dave rivers his and this Dave tries again?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Dave W</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>'59 :()</div><div>'59 MGA 1500</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Burlington WI </div><div>"Pay It Forward"</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv5239765558composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757;">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone</div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><div class="yiv5239765558yqt8956065755" id="yiv5239765558yqtfd67475"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Eric Russell <ejrussell@mebtel.net> </div><div>Date: 8/4/20 1:32 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: mgs@autox.team.net, dave@ranteer.com </div><div>Subject: Re: [Mgs] rivets without holes </div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div><div class="yiv5239765558yqt8956065755" id="yiv5239765558yqtfd87155">I bought a package from McMaster-Carr a few years ago. I have lots left.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Send me your mailing address & I will put a few in envelope.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">To set the rivets I made a buck with a length of hardwood. Drill a small <br clear="none">divot in the end, clamp the piece of wood in a vise, position the rivet <br clear="none">head in the divot - through the ID plate & valve cover and peen over the <br clear="none">end of the rivet. I started it by using a center punch in the end of the <br clear="none">rivet then peened it over with a ball peen hammer.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Eric Russell<br clear="none">Mebane, NC<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 8/4/2020 2:00 PM, mgs-request@autox.team.net wrote:<br clear="none">> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 10:34:17 -0500<br clear="none">> From: "dave" <dave@ranteer.com><br clear="none">> To: <mgs@autox.team.net><br clear="none">> Subject: [Mgs] rivets without holes<br clear="none">> Message-ID: <003401d66a74$b83cc7f0$28b657d0$@ranteer.com><br clear="none">> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> ISTR there was a thread a while back about rivets without holes in them<br clear="none">> (i.e. solid tops). I need to rivet in the metal plates on the valve cover<br clear="none">> and I would like to do it correctly.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Can someone help me out?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Mgs@autox.team.net<br clear="none">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive</div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dwoerpel@wi.net<div class="yiv5239765558yqt8956065755" id="yiv5239765558yqtfd58343"><br clear="none"></div></div></div><div class="yqt8956065755" id="yqtfd21438">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs " target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs </a><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/rrengineer.mike@att.net</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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