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Marv,
What is so special about the German silicone other than being low durometer ?
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Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
-------------- Original message from "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>: --------------
> keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) wrote:
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> """
> Marv,
> Received my two Secondary Bypass Valves (set to 50 psi) from "Kinsler"
> today . They were ordered Nov22......Great service......Thanks again for the
> tip that solved my problem .
> """
>
> Glad to hear you were pleased with their service, I had a similar experience.
> I still haven't installed ours, as I'm short one (Earls) -6 female 90* elbow
> for that re-plumbing job, and I've been consumed with other problems... during
> an attempted full power runup last week we discovered a pinched coolant o-ring
> between the intake manifold and the heads (you can probably guess how) and so
> I've had to remove the top of the engine and all the associated stuff to do
> the repair. Now I'm waiting for some special sealant (German made low
> durometer silicone) to arrive before I can reinstall the manifold and get
> everything put back together. I did borrow from rotary engine assembly
> practices and seated the o-rings in their grooves with Hylomar... it's truly
> great stuff. Pics of the damaged o-ring and replacements attached.
>
>
>
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