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oil leak
There's been an oil leak on 'Popeye' where the magneto bolts onto the governor. I tried tightening the bolts, but no luck. When taking off the magneto, oil spilled out of the cavity. Is there supposed to be oil there?
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The oil port on the magneto feeds a wick system that lubricates the magneto bearings. When you remove the magneto there is an oil seal inside the governor housing that the shaft that drives the magneto extends through. This seal probably needs replacing. The instructions for it are in the manuals on Rudi's web site.
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Steve Ruddy wrote:I'm doing the same thing now but the manual doesn't specify which side to install the seal from. Also what are you using to hammer it in?
Steve,
The seal is intended to keep the oil inside the engine, so the "open" side is toward the governor. A hardwood stick with an "L" shaped notch cut for a stop will serve to position the seal and also stop it at the proper depth. Without looking it up, I think the offset stop should be at 23/32". Be really sure you have the governor properly timed BEFORE you install the seal.
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Be really sure you have the governor properly timed BEFORE you install the seal.
I wish I would have waited for a reply I just came back in and the governor isn't installed yet. Hopefully I'll be OK because I have the front end disasembled as well. I ruined one seal trying to put in with a metal punch but luckily I had two and the second one I used wood cut with a hole saw and measured the depth with a printers ruler. I like Georges suggestion much better though. Let's see what else I can screw up.

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