First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... To avoid doing the work I am supposed to be doing this morning I will add my 2 cents of useless information. Nearly all household bathroom and kitchen faucets used graphite and string packing as a seal to keep the water from leaking out the cold and hot faucet handles. Still works fine in out 1920s fixtures. Also, the early Fords (and probably everyone else) used packing like this for their water pumps.
Dan 68 Sprint Convertible > > Subject: Re: [FGF] rope rear main seals > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:59:05 EDT > > Either HPP or Hemmings MM just had a "how to" on rear seals, I'm pretty sure > it was HPP. They covered several types including Viton and rope seals and > didn't indicate any of them were problematic if installed correctly. I > remember reading that the early replacement for the asbestos ropes were > fiberglass > and didn't work well. The new rope seals are some sort of graphite and hope > fully they work OK. > > Bob S. > > > In a message dated 3/9/2009 4:14:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > .......................................................................... > I think that if you are rebuilding an engine and the crank is off, > then a rope seal is probably the way to go but if you are replacing > one in an engine without totally removing the crank, then the Viton > is the way to go (unless you have the issues of uneven depths as > shown on that tech bulletin). > > I've used it on both 400's and 455's with no issues. You have to make > sure you order the correct one since both engines have different size > diameters (hey, you never know what people will do!). > > Hugo > > At 12:59 PM 3/9/2009, you wrote: >> First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List >> ......................................................................... >> I had the same results I used one Viton on a 455 and it leaked I used one >> on a 400 and no leaks my suggestion use the rope seal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
