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Originally Posted by John McM
Thanks all for the comments, all of which have good thoughts.
The new cover is $28 from Pelican and I have a big order in anyway so will add to that. Thanks for the offer Henry in any case.
I will have a very close look at the mating surfaces. I like the oil stone idea to ensure a completely flat surface. I will use a new cover, o ring and silicon. Is threebond 1211 ok for the RTV idea? Right now all of the red RTV is external. I gather I'm working on sealing full oil pressure here.
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No worries, we have a huge inventory on these kinds of ancillary parts.
If the cover really require a sealant I would use Dow 55 and LocTite 574 on the perimeter making certain not the get it on the o-ring. In the alternative, 1211 can be used to seal the o-ring.
In this application it's important not to use a lubricant that will cause wicking.