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Old 12-07-2018, 11:28 AM
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What did everyone else use to seal the cam trigger mount on the cam cover?

Any suggestions, i have oil leaking out and its needs sealed somehow.
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What did everyone else use to seal the cam trigger mount on the cam cover?

Any suggestions, i have oil leaking out and its needs sealed somehow.
I too am very interested in that solution. Will keep an eye on this as I have got mine to do.
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Weld in a boss and use an o-ring for a seal ?

Or did you just bore a hole, cover it in sealer and hope ?

3-bond make some good stuff, silicone based isnt always ideal for oil.
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https://www.silmid.com/sealants/gask...0ml-cartridge/

https://www.techsil.co.uk/threebond-1217h-310ml
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You can’t weld a boss as the sensor just has a grub screw to hold it in, I assume some form of gasket sealant is in order as you can only see the gap when held up to the light.
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Originally Posted by Caddyshack
You can’t weld a boss as the sensor just has a grub screw to hold it in, I assume some form of gasket sealant is in order as you can only see the gap when held up to the light.
hi toby
you could weld the sensor holder direct to cam cover instead of bolting it on and sealing
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Thats what i was thinking about doing but wasnt sure if i could.
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Originally Posted by cutch
Thats what i was thinking about doing but wasnt sure if i could.
you can if you can tig weld on ac lol
make sure you bolt cover down to a plate and preheat before you weld it
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Bugger, we should have done that then Mark...too late for me now as paid to have it vapour blasted and then painted.
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Take the sensor mount off, smear some RTV around it and bolt it back down job done,
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Think I used a simple bead of Silicone

Hey presto.....
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