Re: gas leakage from glass sediment bowl

Posted by carla on May 04, 1998 at 20:50:18

In Reply to: gas leakage from glass sediment bowl
posted by Wayne Parker on May 03, 1998 at 22:25:05

: I have a repro glass sediment bowl(USA made)that I am having trouble with as far as leakage.It came with a new seal (neoprene), and I have installed that and have tightened up the bowl fairly tight.I am afraid of making it too tight and putting it under stress and then hitting a bump in the road and having it break.Of course the exhaust manifold and muffler are right below it, an obviously dangerous situation.Any suggestions to stop the leakage?Are the neoprene seals the best kind to use?Thanks for any help.
one other possibility---you might inspect the die-cast filter
housing for flatness on the gasket surface--if the housing is
warped more than a few thousandths the gasket will require
much more pressure than usual in order to compress enough
to seal all the way around--if you recently bought the filter
as a reproduction item, the seller should replace it under
warranty--the cork gasket would be better but look closely--
its possible to find different thicknesses and quality levels
of cork gasket material
hope this helps

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