[Jacques Reed]

Hi Dave,

Good news.

I am just curious if you could confirm if it is an O-ring seal at the cover when you take the lower ring off?

The reason I ask this is that I am having second thoughts if that is an original seal or if the rebuilder just gave that O-ring to me. It could have been something he tried and which didn't work. Would account for all the silicon sealant he used. Memory is a bit hazy from all those years ago. I seem to remember digging out black gunk from between the cover and the ring on the one I took apart.

If it is not an O-ring used there then perhaps its back to cutting out a bit of neoprene to make a flat gasket for that area or trying smaller diameter O-ring material. The parts manual does show a flat gasket there and it is speckled which could be representing rubberized cork material. That would compress into the "V" quite nicely.

Cheers,