Can string stop oil leaks?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:51 pm

Hahaha -thanks for the explanation of how to maximise on the leather belt trick! Where did you source 'Indian' springs??

Post by **TFM150K** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:46 am

Tomroy - and they are not the only ones stocking them.

Post by **irmscher** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:27 am

Why do it with string as if you have already gained access gaskets are cheap

Post by **TFM150K** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:00 pm

But there isn't one for that location - without a doubt the "Owen Burton" type seal on the back of the motor is the real answer and I suppose a good bodger would say it costs money. But so would a rebuild when the string finds an oilway and then you get the Big Bang! Me? I'll just continue to try not to park on light driveways!
Merry Christmas to all our readers!

Post by **katy** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:45 pm

Wouldnt the oil filter catch any bits of hemp before it got to the oilways?

Post by **POMMReg** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:05 pm

How many Linconshire folk does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by **Rasputin** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:33 pm

Not as many as Gloucester folk

Post by **POMMReg** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:09 pm

Not frahm Glaarster anyway!!

Punchline in no way derides those from Lincs!

Ugh!

Post by **les** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:47 pm

Never heard the word good followed by bodger in the same sentence before.

Post by **POMMReg** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:59 pm

Depends on your interpretation of 'bodge'!

Especially concidering the quality of re-pro parts, you really
don't have much choice OTHER than to "bodge".

Post by **les** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:14 pm

You've got it the wrong way round, many repro panels are a bodge you have to modify them properly for them to be used.

Post by **POMMReg** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:27 pm

What was the question again, something about carpets?!

Does my bum look big in this?

Post by **les** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:39 pm

Who was it rejected that well known carpet manufacturers offer in favour of the useless piece of rubber sheet used in lcv's?

Post by **POMMReg** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:19 pm

Malcolm X did protested about it in the '60s, possibly Nasser started
the ball rolling(?).

Shah of Persia flatly refused to supply to Cowley, don't know about
Wilton.

Is it home time yet?

Post by **les** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:10 pm

Wilton warned of the rusty floors that would follow if rubber was used but no one listened. Something to do with the public expected rust to appear soon after purchase, so they weren't going to disappoint them! Top marks for putting their customers first.

Post by **TFM150K** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:09 pm

That's what I like about this forum, start off with string and you land up with rusty floors. Merry Christmas, readers!

Post by **smithskids** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:02 pm

We used to use hemp string dipped in stag paste to make grommets for the studs and nuts on the tank top manholes on deck. At sea we called ti "marlin"

Post by **POMMReg** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 12:17 am

Never tried a Marlin!

Tried a Sea Bass, only worked for a week - smell was awful!!

Will a Salmon dipped in Stag paste work just as well?

John West

Morris Minor Owners Club

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