---------------------------------------------------------- Yak-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 07/04/13: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:25 AM - July 4th (Gmail) 2. 09:01 AM - Re: More oil leakage (Walter Lannon) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:25:33 AM PST US From: "Gmail" Subject: Yak-List: July 4th To my fellow Americans I offer safe journeys and smooth landings. Cherish your freedom. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." ? Leonardo da Vinci Russ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:01:03 AM PST US From: "Walter Lannon" Subject: Re: Yak-List: More oil leakage Hi Coop; There are self-locking 4 x 0.7 mm nuts available in both carbon and stainless steel from Fuller Metric and other suppliers. Like all nylon type lock nuts they should nut be used in areas where the temperature may exceed 250 deg.F (120C). Generally OK for many areas under the cowl but should be evaluated for specific areas on the engine I have never been impressed with tab washers and in some cases prefer a simple split type lock washer. Walt -----Original Message----- From: Adrian Coop Cooper Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:37 PM Subject: Yak-List: More oil leakage Hi all. My engineer and I have been tracking down an oil leak on my CJ's Housai 285hp. With the cowls removed and a good Varsol wash down/spray we ran the engine. Sure enough we found the problem, the starter distributor was loose. Even though the "lock tabs" were correctly in place, the three 7mm nuts had backed off. Now any of you who have had this issue know that these nuts are a B***h to get at and tighten. After two hours of work and several specialty bendings of 7mm wrenches they are now tight. (I need to go buy replacement wrenches tomorrow)The space behind the air lines and banjo fittings is too small for a socket and its impossible to even get a universal socket in there. Has any one been able to find Turbine nuts that fit those studs? The smaller size of the Turbine nuts should make this a manageable job and, of course, they are self locking. I don't know if there is an equivalency of the studs to a US SAE size, but that would be great. Any one have the answer to that? Thanks Guys. Coop. -------- Coop Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=403907#403907 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message yak-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Yak-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/yak-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/yak-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.