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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>For the time being it seems to not be leaking but I am
just looking for possible solutions in case it starts leaking
again..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I thought about solder too but in has acid flux in the
center of it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I remember back when I was a kid in the 60's my dad used
to use lead wire to measure the clearances in babbit bearings of the connecting
rods and main bearings in the antique cars we used to rebuild. He would put a
small piece of lead wire across the bearing cap, install the bearing, rotate the
engine a couple of turns, remove the bearing cap and measure the thickness of
the lead wire with a micrometer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Plasti-gage is the modern day
replacement.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dave Connitt</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=forzion7@gmail.com href="mailto:forzion7@gmail.com">David
Friedlander</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dconnitt@fuse.net
href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net">Dave Connitt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=triumphs@autox.team.net
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">TR3 Triumphs</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] Running down oil
leaks</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"
class=gmail_default>Dave;<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"
class=gmail_default>Seems to me a(n) LBC only stops 'marking' when it's OUT OF
OIL! LOL!<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"
class=gmail_default>Perhaps a few wraps of small diameter solder would do the
trick....?<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"
class=gmail_default>Dave Friedlander<BR></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Dave Connitt <SPAN
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target=_blank>dconnitt@fuse.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hello everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>So I am getting close to plugging all the oil leaks on
my TR4A IRS but I have a question for the list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>One of the sources of leaking oil was relating to the
cast aluminum oil filter assembly. Specifically there were two
leaks;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>1. There was a leak between the large hex "bolt"on top
of the oil filter casting and the casting. Easy fix, just had to tighten the
"bolt"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>2. The second leak was between the lock nut holding
the screw that holds the screw locked into item 1 and the hex "bolt".
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There was no mention of this assembly in my shop
manual but I did find an exploded view of the cast aluminum oil filter
attachment assembly. The exploded view shows "lead wire" as a sealant
between that adjustment screw and the hex "bolt". From the exploded
view, it looks like you are just supposed to wrap two or three turns around
the locking nut and tighten it up.. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>My question is, what have other people used to replace
the "lead wire"?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think what happened is that years ago when I was
cleaning the aluminum oil filter attachment assembly, I put it back together
off the engine and probably didn't have a way to really tighten either
pieces. I cleaned it all off with carb cleaner after I tightened them and
went for a quick spin and all seems dry!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Two down and no idea how many more but it is marking
it's territory less and less.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dave Connitt</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR><BR>** <A
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