Hi, I am looking to have work undertaken to said issue and, would like the forums advice as to, stay with the original rope oil seals or, go with the new conversion to the newest style of seal.
If I go for the conversion, where can I purchase said kit and can most engineering works undertake the task.
Have any members had this conversion undertaking and if so, has it been successful? And from where purchased and fitted.
Many thanks.
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Re: crankcase rope seals
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Christopher Storey
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Re: crankcase rope seals
I have no experience of the plastic seal on the V8, but I have seen several Jaguar XK engines which have been ruined by the attempts to fit a lip seal kit. Once the crank is machined there is no going back, and on 3 out of the 4 engines of which I have experience ( none of them mine I'm pleased to say ) they process was a failure and a new crank - and a reversion to rope seal - was required . My advice is stick with the rope seal , which was fitted to literally millions of engines worldwide in the 1950 - 1965 era
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Sydsmith
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Re: crankcase rope seals
Hi Paul, Chris is right, rope seals have been reasonably reliable since Adam was a boy, however by modern standards they were a primitive solution and do leak in time.
My SP engine leaks oil from both the front and back ends of the crank. Not a huge amount, but sufficient to be a nuisance and to need a tray underneath at all times to avoid oil on the garage floor.
My V8 250 however has a Russ Carpenter "improved" engine, cost the previous owner a lot of money to have done, it is completely oil tight and gem.
As Chris says things can go wrong with a lip seal conversion, but if you want it done right, dozens before you have had it done with Russ and Andrew Carpenter and they will stand by their work in the unlikely event things should go wrong.
Give Russ a ring he is a most obliging chap and will talk you through it.
It is not cheap and he has a waiting list. Syd
My SP engine leaks oil from both the front and back ends of the crank. Not a huge amount, but sufficient to be a nuisance and to need a tray underneath at all times to avoid oil on the garage floor.
My V8 250 however has a Russ Carpenter "improved" engine, cost the previous owner a lot of money to have done, it is completely oil tight and gem.
As Chris says things can go wrong with a lip seal conversion, but if you want it done right, dozens before you have had it done with Russ and Andrew Carpenter and they will stand by their work in the unlikely event things should go wrong.
Give Russ a ring he is a most obliging chap and will talk you through it.
It is not cheap and he has a waiting list. Syd
Re: crankcase rope seals
Thank you both for your advice and, it has persuaded myself to stay with the rope oil seals.
Regards Paul
Regards Paul