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Smart quod bastardus
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
Posts: 2,239
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I saw a video on youtube of mechanics rebuilding an air cooled lycoming aircraft engine.
in it they used sealant like the 574 but also ran a thin silk thread along the case seam coupled with the sealant. claimed this acted like a barrier to oil trying to leak past the sealant only.
Any thoughts on this with the 911 case halves? same split case design as the lycoming so I wanted to start an educated engineering discussion on this.
Aircraft engines are more strictly monitored and less tolerant of leaks or other issues than automotive so is there merit to this for us air cooled rebuilders?
Thanks,
Fred
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