06-10-2018, 07:29 AM
When remembering the typical Seven of the 60s the workmanship lavished on many today brings a smile. The original engine in my car was dismantled umpteen times by my father and a few by myself yet all threads remain original. Other engines acquired later were a jumble of threads. Persons learn by experience and many learned on a Seven. Fastener tensions are very different from modern Jap cars!
My father used to joke that the sump rusted. Home made cork gaskets were used but care necessary to avoid chips inside. (I have never purchased a sump gasket for any of my family cars!) If not glued can often reuse. Any threads which break into fluid need a fibre washer under the bolt head.
My father used to joke that the sump rusted. Home made cork gaskets were used but care necessary to avoid chips inside. (I have never purchased a sump gasket for any of my family cars!) If not glued can often reuse. Any threads which break into fluid need a fibre washer under the bolt head.