Rusty Driver
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Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:14 am
Location: Rostraver, Pennsylvania
BD240 Timing Cover Seal
Hi guys,
I was talking to my buddy Kevin from the forum and I asked him about the seal in his timing cover. Mine, a 1959 BD240, is just a felt seal. The cover is made with a groove to accept the felt, and my Fel-Pro gasket set came with a new felt seal. I attached a photo. Kevin mentioned his had a lip seal. I was wondering if you guys have had much experience with these felt seals. Do the seal well? I am taking the advice given here and having the block machined to accept a one piece lip seal for the rear main, and started thinking about the front seal. If they don't seal very well, do I have options, like modify my cover, or replace it with a later model that takes a lip seal? Of course if the felt seals are decent I won't mess with it.
I was talking to my buddy Kevin from the forum and I asked him about the seal in his timing cover. Mine, a 1959 BD240, is just a felt seal. The cover is made with a groove to accept the felt, and my Fel-Pro gasket set came with a new felt seal. I attached a photo. Kevin mentioned his had a lip seal. I was wondering if you guys have had much experience with these felt seals. Do the seal well? I am taking the advice given here and having the block machined to accept a one piece lip seal for the rear main, and started thinking about the front seal. If they don't seal very well, do I have options, like modify my cover, or replace it with a later model that takes a lip seal? Of course if the felt seals are decent I won't mess with it.