<VV> oil cap leaks

Byron LaMotte bhlamotte at gmail.com
Sat Dec 10 13:19:46 EST 2016


No problem, attach a chain to the stopper ring.

On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Randy Hook via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> G'day Carl,
> In response to your question about anyone actually using the
> bathtub stopper method to seal the oil filler tube, I give it a hearty
> thumbs up!  Ever since reading about it a zillion years ago I've used it
> continuously since then on all my corvairs with absolutely NO problems.
> NONE!!!!  (And NO filler cap leaks, either!)  The only negative thing I can
> say about it is that at oil adding time sometimes the metal ring one uses
> to remove it with lays flat against the stopper and is really, really, hard
> to get a hold of with ones' finger.  But not to worry, this situation is
> easily remedied with a flat blade screwdriver.
>
> Randy (Cap'n) Hook
> Hopewell, PA
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