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Re: Oil cannister leak

To: SCB963 <SCB963@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Oil cannister leak
From: Edward Hamilton <hamilton@ptd.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 22:26:12 -0400
Cc: jbonina@nectech.com, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: WRI, Inc.
References: <56603399.352d6a19@aol.com>
I too, have been known to use some strange things from time to time to correct a
problem.  Don't think I'd have the guts to use my kid's orthodontic appliances
though.....Just in case I have a need, I gather you remove them with needle nose
pliers while the child is asleep?

Ed Hamilton

SCB963 wrote:

> Jeff -
>
> You didn't say where the leak was coming from - was it at the seal with the
> block or from the area of the head of the bolt in the center of the canister?
> I had a problem with mine leaking around the bolt head and could cure it to
> save my life.  I ended up putting a number of tiny rubber bands around the
> bolt just below the head to seal it against the canister (rubber bands from a
> kid's braces work perfectly!)  I know, I know, eventually I'll be castigated
> as a DPO, but at least my car has stopped "marking its territory" all over my
> driveway.
>
> If you get replies off the list, I'd be interested in hearing how it comes
> out!
>
> Scott Barr
> scb963@aol.com
> '72GT6




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