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Aug 02, 2011 10:51 am
Aug 02, 2011 10:51 am
Subject: Re: Progress on V12027
Hi Peter x2,
Dome nuts were not original fitments on the water jacket plates. If water is leaking along the threads, it follows that the gasket material is insufficient or past its best. Alternatively, the jacket plates being aluminium, corrode quite badly, so it is possible that leakage is a sign that the plates need replacement...urgently!
When I bought my V12 I noticed the inner V plates were looking iffy, and had a good idea, thinking I'd unbolt them, use them as templates for cutting out some thick copper sheet, & bolt them back over that. Unbolted one...& there's some thick copper sheet there already!
Laurence
Hi Peter x2,
Dome nuts were not original fitments on the water jacket plates. If water is leaking along the threads, it follows that the gasket material is insufficient or past its best. Alternatively, the jacket plates being aluminium, corrode quite badly, so it is possible that leakage is a sign that the plates need replacement...urgently!
When I bought my V12 I noticed the inner V plates were looking iffy, and had a good idea, thinking I'd unbolt them, use them as templates for cutting out some thick copper sheet, & bolt them back over that. Unbolted one...& there's some thick copper sheet there already!
Laurence