Thread: 400 oil leak
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Old 12-04-09, 10:21 AM
Ashley James Ashley James is offline
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Default 400 oil leak

I've just checked mine and
it is one, possibly two push rod tubes weeping slightly. I'm not
sure how they were sealed but I know the head was "resin sealed"
which sounds like the Loctite process.
I don't think I'll try swaging, far better IMO to use a good modern
method. Loctite or a high temperature silicone I'd have thought would
be more reliable and easier to apply.
I've got a 2,500 mile trip at the end of May so I'll keep an eye on it
for now.
Presumably the head can stay on?
Ash