Re: '35 Standard 8 Oiling issue

Posted by Bill Heptig On 2011/7/1 16:07:33

Thanks so much for all the helpful response, sounds like I you should be able to handle this. I guess I'm lucky that the gasket blew, could have been metal. A couple additional questions based on the responses come to mind.

The machinist that did the engine was big on Permetex as a gasket sealer, the type that apparently stays soft, the comments here suggest this may not work well, too soft perhaps. I ordered gaskets from Max Merrit on thursday, should be here next week, what would be the perfered product to use for this, would like to hear what people think has lasted, sound like this can be a problem area in some cases.

Thanks for the pic Owen, I'm attaching one of my car, it seems to be where your saying and it sounds simple enough to adjust just pull the cap, loosen the jam, and CCW till the pressure is down below 55. I suppose a person would have to wait till the car is up to temp and idleing to see what minium pressure would be.