Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:26 am
A similar thing happened to me. My deal was that there was a lot of oil transferring from the crank compartment to the tranny compartment. I found that the piston pin access cover had lost a screw, and that one of the ears had cracked off. I replaced the access cover and put in new screws, with lots o' locktite, and then the screw came out again. The problem was with vibration, because the piston pin access cover has one end on the crank cart plate and the other on the case, so it gets worked by the bad vibes. Definately investigate this further. If you catch this early, you may save yourself a lot o money. When you do your stage 8, take the extra couple of hours and tear you engine down all the way, look for cracks in the case, look for chatter marks on the mating surface of the crank cart plate. If there are any signs of vibration, have your crank balanced. The stage 8 kit is good as a back up and will prevent the bolts from backing out, but the bolts will not hold torque, no matter what you do, if the crank is out of balance. Cannondale27 told me about this when I did my stage 8, but the vibration didn;t appear too bad. Had I torn my engine down all the way, I would have seen different.
Oh yeah, and you would use dielectric grease on that oring. It's indicated in the engine service manual.
WJR
Oh yeah, and you would use dielectric grease on that oring. It's indicated in the engine service manual.
WJR