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Old 05-21-2017, 10:40 PM   #15
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Default Re: Front Rope Seals-To Soak in Oil or Not?

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Originally Posted by H. L. Chauvin View Post
One (1) experience:

Never soaked a front rope seal in oil in 50 years ...... never had a front oil leak in 50 years ...... always taught by "experienced" vintage mechanics to provide non-hardening Permatex No. 2 between dry rope seal and "stationary" metal on block & oil pan ...... axle grease between rope seal and rotating crankshaft.

Hmmmmmm ?

Does it really matter if one enjoys experimenting with other later new ideas, other new methods, and dismantling Model A Fords and repairing vintage components several times over and over?
As I said in the other thread that is on the same subject, Some soak, some don't. Some install dry, some use a little oil or grease. I don't think they, like you, would post a method that has not worked without stateing that it did not work.
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