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Old 29-01-2020, 06:43 PM   #1121
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Originally Posted by 350TSS View Post
More likely the case will not hold oil because the gasket face is not perfect, I did my best to get the mating surface flat with a sheet of 600 wet and dry on a granite worktop before I sent it to powder coating. We shall see.
That really is a lovely looking engine.

Have you used traditional fibre gaskets on the crankcase? If so, and it does end up leaking, maybe Threebond 1215, as used on the later models, might be flexible enough to achieve a good seal.
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