Thanks for checking Matt.
My thick paper-gasket from the carb rebuild kit has no holes. So it physically cannot go between the throttle body and the main carb body.
My bakelite that's sandwhiched in the carb does have 6 holes and it's the one the carb came with so I think we are good there.
When the other stuff arrives, would you guys recommend installing it dry or with some silicone? I don't know how long that stuff stands up atomized fuel, my past experiences have not been stellar in that regard.
Cheers
Steiny
P.S: I'll be double checking the carb for warpage as well. It's brand new, so I think it can handle a lot. But I will be the first to admit that I tightened down the 4 m8 nuts as a first measure to fix this leak. I did not use brute force, but you never know.
Timing Belt Guide for a 1.8
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Re: Timing Belt Guide for a 1.8
I'd install it dry. Assuming you have the right gasket (material), there's no significant warpage, and the mating surfaces are good, there's no reason a dry gasket shouldn't work. I tend to shy away from silicone gasket sealers unless the application calls for it. I do readily admit to having been a little overzealous with Permatex' "blue goop" in my younger days, although no harm seems to have come from it...SteinOnkel wrote:When the other stuff arrives, would you guys recommend installing it dry or with some silicone?
And let me know when you might be in the Livermore area!
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Generally speaking, I too think the liquid sealants are a bit ghetto.
We are talking about a 40 year old machine here that was built before CAD, with huge tolerances, a wonky thread here and there. Surely during the making of some of these parts a considerable amount of red wine and communist insurgency was involved
. I think a dab here and there is forgivable. The cooling system would not seal up at all without it.
We are talking about a 40 year old machine here that was built before CAD, with huge tolerances, a wonky thread here and there. Surely during the making of some of these parts a considerable amount of red wine and communist insurgency was involved
. I think a dab here and there is forgivable. The cooling system would not seal up at all without it.-
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Re: Timing Belt Guide for a 1.8
Mmmhkay. New carb base gasket is installed. The quality of the part was atrocious. They glued it together off center and the four holes had to be honed out with a drill by +/- 2mm each to it to fit.
And low and behold, it's still got a tiny leak.
Could be some of the emissions stuff I deleted. Dunno. For now, it runs and idles well enough. I'll be tackling the exhaust manifold next. And when I install the bike carbs, I'll have a chance to look over the intake manifold. Hoping to have it running with ITBs by Christmas, we'll see. Much higher on the list of priorities is new tires, the four I have now are crazy dangerous.
And low and behold, it's still got a tiny leak.
Could be some of the emissions stuff I deleted. Dunno. For now, it runs and idles well enough. I'll be tackling the exhaust manifold next. And when I install the bike carbs, I'll have a chance to look over the intake manifold. Hoping to have it running with ITBs by Christmas, we'll see. Much higher on the list of priorities is new tires, the four I have now are crazy dangerous.