[Shop-talk] Trying to find odd oil seal

[Donald H Locker]

Perhaps like BalSeal - <http://www.balseal.com/rotary>

Donald.

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Horne" <patintexas at icloud.com>
> To: "Shop Talk List" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 2:31:30 PM
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Trying to find odd oil seal
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> Decades ago I saw an oil seal for a shaft that I am trying to find again.
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> Picture a slinky with a rubber sealing lip on the inside. You wind it around
> a shaft when the end of the shaft has a flange on it too big to pass a
> normal seal
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> 60’s Datsun Roadster engines use rope seals on the back end of the crank that
> are really difficult to get to seal properly. I thought that if I could find
> a source for this seal that it might be worth a try. I’d have to machine the
> block & cap to accept it, but I have a spare to try it on.
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> If anyone else has any other ideas, please let me know.
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> Shop Talk content: I will be rebuilding this engine in my shop soon.
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> Peace,
> 
> Pat
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