oil cap gasket?
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Topic: oil cap gasket?
Posted By: dfaust
Subject: oil cap gasket?
Date Posted: February-08-2015 at 10:07pm
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Hello, I have a 1981 PCM 351W that has a worn out gasket between the oil fill cap and the valve cover. I have not been able to identify a source for this gasket nor have I been able to find a part number. Is this gasket intended to be there? I suppose I could make one, I was just hoping to find one already made up. Thanks ------------- Doug Faust |
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-08-2015 at 10:16pm
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Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:41pm
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They don't tend to seal all that well anyway, but if it's gone you can cut a new one to fit. Nothing much should come out of it, are you seeing much of anything blowing out of the fill pipe? ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: dfaust
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 9:50pm
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Thanks for the responses. I recently had the valve covers off for cleaning/painting and new gaskets. I did not specifically notice any evidence of oil leaking around the filler cap, however the gasket was still mostly complete. I'll just make a new one. Thanks ------------- Doug Faust |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-13-2015 at 9:53am
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Also, you can bend the spring material back up a little bit to make the cap have a tighter clamp to the valve cover when it's tight. ------------- |