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| Author: | Hardcase [ Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Oil Leak |
I installed a new oil pump today in a '61 Dodge D100. Pretty easy and straightforward - there's a lot of room to maneuver in the trucks. The new pump is a Sealed Power 224-4165C, a regular old pump. And it leaks. When I pulled the old pump, I cleaned thoroughly around the area - it was pretty gunky, to the tune of 1/8" to 1/4" of 54 year old sludge. I used the gasket that came with the new pump. It's leaking right where bolt #6 would be if it weren't a 5 bolt pump. I was able to slow the leak down quite a bit by pretty severely tightening down the bolts on either side of the "missing" bolt. But it still leaks about a drop every second at idle when I first start it up. I haven't let it run to get warm. Pressure is about 40psi at idle, 55 when I rev it up. I'm using 5w30 oil and a Wix 51806 filter (previously it used the replaceable element filter). I'm not sure how to proceed here - double up the gasket? Use some kind of sealer? |
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| Author: | NEVjr [ Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:33 pm ] |
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i would try replacing the gasket and using silicone on both sides of it, also make sure the surfaces are clean and straight, no gunk or ncks or warpage |
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| Author: | Charrlie_S [ Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:30 am ] |
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look at the picture in this thread. http://slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... ump#371660 |
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| Author: | Hardcase [ Mon Aug 03, 2015 6:06 am ] |
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It was the right gasket. I replaced it with a new one, though, and used a little bit of Permatex RTV. It doesn't leak now. |
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