Re: 1937 Sea King ~ Thor 2.4 hp crankcase seals

[joesnuffy]

I am amazed they ran also. I guess that’s a good thing for Carl. I am just thinking I am sure you have seen the yellow teflon tape. I wonder if a person put it around the higher points of the bearing (not where you will put the Right Stuff) if that would aid in sealing that case? it might also aid in the bearings binding also. Just a thought. I some times use it on my camper to fix my propane hoses. Seems like no matter how tight I tighten the hose clamp on rubber hose the propane will seep out between the nozzle and the hose. I put a small layer or 2 of the yellow teflon tape around the nipple before putting hose over it and it seals. Just wonder if that might help seal the bearings against case.

Joe

ps I did some reading it most likely yellow teflon tape wouldn’t hold up to gasoline over time but might help you figure out the binding situation. I can’t help but think the case might no be in-line putting crank in a bind when tight or when the case is tight if one bearing is squeezed harder than the other possibly. What about reducing the top bearing diameter a tad? Temporarily putting the tape on lower bearing might help figure out if reducing size on top bearing would help? Tinfoil might also aid in figuring it out. One other idea is that whoever was in the engine last used 2 different bearings meaning out of 2 different engines or 1 new 1 old because 2 gaskets were used between the case halves. I wonder if the diameter of bearings are the same but looking at pics looks like they wouldn’t be the same.

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