Blue Burg turned 40! Thousand kilometers, that is. Tiny spot of wear on the pulley stopper bolt, dieselling away happily, drive belt hasn't snapped yet. :tongue1:
Anyway, did the engine/trans/final oil change and just couldn't get the engine oil drain bolt to seal properly. The bolt was a bit chewed up, though nothing dramatic. It sealed fine in the past. Naturally, I always use new crush washer, copper ones, since that's all the local retail stores seem to have.
After noticing drips and replacing the copper washers THREE TIMES over a few days, I managed to track down aluminum M14 crush washers. That and a saints-be-praised M14 drain bolt with the rarer 1.25 pitch. No drips this morning, fingers crossed for later.
So what do you think, Burgers? Does copper seal less effectively at the lower torque values used on bikes? Now that I think of it, I've NEVER seen a copper washer in the tool boxes of my local mechanics. Sadly, the closer ones have shut down (or have odd hours), so I've been relying on Canadian Tire for supplies.
Anyway, did the engine/trans/final oil change and just couldn't get the engine oil drain bolt to seal properly. The bolt was a bit chewed up, though nothing dramatic. It sealed fine in the past. Naturally, I always use new crush washer, copper ones, since that's all the local retail stores seem to have.
After noticing drips and replacing the copper washers THREE TIMES over a few days, I managed to track down aluminum M14 crush washers. That and a saints-be-praised M14 drain bolt with the rarer 1.25 pitch. No drips this morning, fingers crossed for later.
So what do you think, Burgers? Does copper seal less effectively at the lower torque values used on bikes? Now that I think of it, I've NEVER seen a copper washer in the tool boxes of my local mechanics. Sadly, the closer ones have shut down (or have odd hours), so I've been relying on Canadian Tire for supplies.