Subject: Re: oil leak
Author: Chris Berry
Date: Jul 16, 2001, 6:19 AM
Post ID: 1707508881
Kinda what I figured...will go on a search today for new o-rings. If I
can't find them, I guess it'll be a week without riding! :(
Off I go!
Chris in NC
| Well, they were certainly round in cross section when the factory put them in! What you are looking at is total forced deformation and loss of elastic memory after years of pressure and heat and submersion in an oil bath. Bet you a dollar they are also hard as a rock and with small cracks. That's exactly why they leak after years. I would NOT use hardware store o-rings unless you want to do this job twice. Get them from your Guzzi parts supplier or from a good bearing house so you know they will tolerate oil and heat properly. Patrick Hayes Fremont CA EV, EV, SPII, V-65-C, Monza, SuperAlce MGNOC L-403 |
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