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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Try a teflon gasket or a o-ring. CrimsonThunder&nbsp\\;were talking about banjo bolts not guitars.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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LOL!&nbsp\\; Oh, really?&nbsp\\; Not Guitars?&nbsp\\;
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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Yeah its leaking&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;between Banjo bolt head and breather manifold.
Wow, I read it but went right over my head. Teflon won't help this. Try to find a gasket.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Posting sucks. might need to just find a flat rubber for anything and just cut something out.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Iam just going to take the kit off clean the oil off and reinstall with the locktite on the threads. If it still leaks ill try a gasket.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Just ignore them. every forum has them
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&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;CrimsonThunder&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;were talking about banjo bolts not guitars.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Iam just going to take the kit off clean the oil off and reinstall with the locktite on the threads. If it still leaks ill try a gasket.
Lock tite won't help as it isn't leaking at that end, my fault.
 
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Get a gasket like an exterior outlet gasket. Cut a hole the size of the bolt then trim to the size of the head.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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I found some gasket material here and many different hole punches. Ill just make me some gasket washers for the banjo bolt.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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Too much oil in the tank will cause eventual seepage out the banjo.
 
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