BAD oil leak
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BAD oil leak
Just replaced the push rod seals on my 77 FLH and now oil is spewing out the top of the push rod covers (not a few drops but like it is pumping it out). Used HD cork seals. I have taken it apart several times and see nothing wrong, except for the oil pouring out the top. Any and all ideas greatly appreciated.
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hay chaos333 I used cork for a long time i all ways clean rockerbox with brake cleaner & a rag it gets rid oil wear the cork seats you can't use ruber Orings if your push rod covers are made for cork there is a lip on the top & botom of the push rod covers to stop the ruber Oring moving if no lip use cork only .
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hay chaos333 I used cork for a long time i all ways clean rockerbox with brake cleaner & a rag it gets rid oil wear the cork seats you can't use ruber Orings if your push rod covers are made for cork there is a lip on the top & botom of the push rod covers to stop the ruber Oring moving if no lip use cork only .
He said rubber
As in the rubber quad seals that have been available for 20 - 30 years, as a direct replacement for the corks.
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From: Bgosh,WI
I've only ever used corks, I figure the factory used them new and we never had problems then, but make sure there isn't an old one or part of an old one still up in there and clean and dry is the key..... billy g
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Just what I was thinking, for a leak that bad must be a little chunk of something there. I always had good luck with cork.
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There is all ways one in the crowd.
I'm trying to help Sorry chaos333 I ment to say [quad seals] I stand buy what I wrote you sill cant use quad seals if your push rod covers are made for cork because [quad seals] are too soft and will not seat very well they will destort with heat and leak you wood have to do what i have dun and buy a set of late shovel push rod covers so you can use [quad seals] hope this helps 93ci.sh 
I'm trying to help Sorry chaos333 I ment to say [quad seals] I stand buy what I wrote you sill cant use quad seals if your push rod covers are made for cork because [quad seals] are too soft and will not seat very well they will destort with heat and leak you wood have to do what i have dun and buy a set of late shovel push rod covers so you can use [quad seals] hope this helps 93ci.sh
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You clearly just do not get it
There is a rubber replacement for the corks, same dimensions, and designed to fit exactly like a cork, with the same year model pushrod tubes
It is not soft
It is not a little oring type quad seal
It is the exact same dimensions as the cork
There is always one in a crowd..................
There is a rubber replacement for the corks, same dimensions, and designed to fit exactly like a cork, with the same year model pushrod tubes
It is not soft
It is not a little oring type quad seal
It is the exact same dimensions as the cork
There is always one in a crowd..................
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QUAD SEAL, which is what it is, and that is what I said
Not ruber(sic) oring, or quad oring, which is what you said
Unrealllllllllllllllllll......................
You clearly do not know..... and thats ok... no crime there.
But trying to correct someone who does know, when you clearly do not, thats where you are going wrong
You clearly have no idea what they are, and you were not trying to make a suggestion, you were trying to correct jmetro, only you were wrong
sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Not ruber(sic) oring, or quad oring, which is what you said
Unrealllllllllllllllllll......................
You clearly do not know..... and thats ok... no crime there.
But trying to correct someone who does know, when you clearly do not, thats where you are going wrong
You clearly have no idea what they are, and you were not trying to make a suggestion, you were trying to correct jmetro, only you were wrong
sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh