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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I did the same thing and mine weeps also,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>dwoerpel<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> Eric Russell; mgs@autox.team.net; dave@ranteer.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] rivets without holes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any ideas before Dave rivers his and this Dave tries again?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dave W<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>'59 :()<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>'59 MGA 1500<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Burlington WI <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"Pay It Forward"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'>Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-------- Original message --------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>From: Eric Russell <ejrussell@mebtel.net> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Date: 8/4/20 1:32 PM (GMT-06:00) <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>To: mgs@autox.team.net, dave@ranteer.com <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Subject: Re: [Mgs] rivets without holes <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>I bought a package from McMaster-Carr a few years ago. I have lots left.<br><br>Send me your mailing address & I will put a few in envelope.<br><br>To set the rivets I made a buck with a length of hardwood. Drill a small <br>divot in the end, clamp the piece of wood in a vise, position the rivet <br>head in the divot - through the ID plate & valve cover and peen over the <br>end of the rivet. I started it by using a center punch in the end of the <br>rivet then peened it over with a ball peen hammer.<br><br>Eric Russell<br>Mebane, NC<br><br>On 8/4/2020 2:00 PM, <a href="mailto:mgs-request@autox.team.net">mgs-request@autox.team.net</a> wrote:<br>> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 10:34:17 -0500<br>> From: "dave" <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com">dave@ranteer.com</a>><br>> To: <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>><br>> Subject: [Mgs] rivets without holes<br>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:003401d66a74$b83cc7f0$28b657d0$@ranteer.com">003401d66a74$b83cc7f0$28b657d0$@ranteer.com</a>><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>><br>> ISTR there was a thread a while back about rivets without holes in them<br>> (i.e. solid tops). I need to rivet in the metal plates on the valve cover<br>> and I would like to do it correctly.<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Can someone help me out?<br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dwoerpel@wi.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dwoerpel@wi.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>