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From: Alex & Janet Thomson <aljlthomson@charter.net><br>
To: 'Jeff Scarbrough' <fishplate@gmail.com>; 'Stuart Greenwood' <sagreenwood@att.net><br>
Cc: 'Triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 6:15 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] Timing case oil leak<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Now, the next question is - which one? From Hylomar's website, I see about<br clear="none">13 products that probably could be used for gasket making/sealing. Also,<br clear="none">other than mail order to someone like Grainger, where do you find their<br clear="none">products locally?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Alex Thomson<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Triumphs [mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Jeff<br clear="none">Scarbrough<br clear="none">Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:53 AM<br clear="none">To: Stuart Greenwood<br clear="none">Cc: Triumphs (<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>)<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [TR] Timing case oil leak<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I agree with the statement "Hylomar is the answer".<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 8:28 PM Stuart Greenwood <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sagreenwood@att.net" href="mailto:sagreenwood@att.net">sagreenwood@att.net</a>><br clear="none">wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> In July 2017 I saw that the front crankshaft oil seal was leaking on my<br clear="none">TR250 but the timing case itself seemed to be leak free. In January 2018 I<br clear="none">replaced this seal which of course meant removing the timing case cover and<br clear="none">using a new gasket. I serviced the car last weekend and could see that the<br clear="none">oil seal was not leaking but there seems to be oil leaking through the<br clear="none">timing case gasket.<br clear="none">> I have the same situation on my Spitfire Mk IV. I completely rebuilt the<br clear="none">engine in April 2004. Now, after about 15,000 miles since the rebuild there<br clear="none">are signs that the crankshaft oil seal is leaking again and the timing<br clear="none">cover gasket is leaking oil.<br clear="none">> I am starting to think that the gaskets you can buy are not oil leak<br clear="none">proof. I think that over time oil seeps through the gasket material, NOT<br clear="none">between the gasket and the engine block or between the gasket and the timing<br clear="none">case cover but through the gasket material itself.<br clear="none">> I am going to replace the oil seal on the Spitfire but the question I have<br clear="none">for the list is should I use a gasket or use "form a gasket" RTV type<br clear="none">stuff? Have any of you used a gasket that is guaranteed not permeable to oil<br clear="none">and if so where did you buy it from?<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Has anyone else suspected that some gasket you can by from reputable<br clear="none">dealers like TRF, Moss or Rimmers are in reality permeable to oil?<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Stuart A Greenwood<br clear="none">> San Diego Ca<br clear="none">> ** <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br clear="none">><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">> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Unsubscribe/Manage:<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/fishplate@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/fishplate@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">** <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br clear="none"><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">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs </a> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage:<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/aljlthomson@charter.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/aljlthomson@charter.net</a>
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