Wait just a minute....what's the deal with that pan gasket?
#16
Rennlist Member
I don't have any leaks, but when I do, I'm gonna use this gasket.
#17
Burning Brakes
Option Code M722
Ah, this is option code M722 "Gaskets Matching Interior Leather." Glad Greg in his professionalism got the correct gasket for this customer!
@ Rob E. : I am surprised you didn't know that...
@ Rob E. : I am surprised you didn't know that...
#22
Former Vendor
Thread Starter
More to the mystery. I found these pictures, on the dark web, today.
Full torque on the hardware (84 inch lbs., just for giggles) and virtually no gasket crush....just enough give in the material to seal.
And you only have to torque it down once....not 6 times!
And the hardware is not going to fall out, because the gasket will not crush more, tomorrow, or 6 months from now.
What is going on? Way too confusing!
I'm thinking we need to get some Rennlist detectives busy and see if that location can be isolated!
Full torque on the hardware (84 inch lbs., just for giggles) and virtually no gasket crush....just enough give in the material to seal.
And you only have to torque it down once....not 6 times!
And the hardware is not going to fall out, because the gasket will not crush more, tomorrow, or 6 months from now.
What is going on? Way too confusing!
I'm thinking we need to get some Rennlist detectives busy and see if that location can be isolated!
#23
Former Vendor
Thread Starter
#24
Archive Gatekeeper
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Ah, you had me for a minute, got all excited that I could get a green gasket for only 38 pounds, but shipping is a bear, and it's cork.
I was hoping to get one in Midnight Blue, to match the GTS.
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I was hoping to get one in Midnight Blue, to match the GTS.
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#26
Former Vendor
Thread Starter
If they don't leak, there's no oil in them....
I've had the engine out of one of my Ariel Square 4's for about 20 years (I try not to "rush into things")....and the bike still leaves puddles!
#28
Vegas, Baby!
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There's an old saying about British Motorcycles (which I have way too many hours invested in):
If they don't leak, there's no oil in them....
I've had the engine out of one of my Ariel Square 4's for about 20 years (I try not to "rush into things")....and the bike still leaves puddles!
If they don't leak, there's no oil in them....
I've had the engine out of one of my Ariel Square 4's for about 20 years (I try not to "rush into things")....and the bike still leaves puddles!
#29
Rennlist Member
My favorite part about old british motorcycles is that the casting of the metal can be so bad and porous that the oil leaks through the metal itself lol.
I guess I gotta wait to see when you make these available to the rest of us. I think I need one for my 81's new engine
I guess I gotta wait to see when you make these available to the rest of us. I think I need one for my 81's new engine
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There's an old saying about British Motorcycles (which I have way too many hours invested in):
If they don't leak, there's no oil in them...and Lucas invented darkness.
I've had the engine out of one of my Ariel Square 4's for about 20 years (I try not to "rush into things")....and the bike still leaves puddles!
If they don't leak, there's no oil in them...and Lucas invented darkness.
I've had the engine out of one of my Ariel Square 4's for about 20 years (I try not to "rush into things")....and the bike still leaves puddles!
- The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."
- Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit.
- Lucas - Inventor of the first intermittent wiper.
- Lucas - Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.
- The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off.
- The Original Anti-Theft Device - Lucas Electrics.
- Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices