05-08-2018, 11:38 AM
(04-08-2018, 04:16 PM)Hedd Jones Wrote: It runs nice. No smoke. Id say there was nothing wrong with it.
Sort the water leaks and your away
Sorry to be late; I've only just looked at this thread. It sounds as though all your water leaks are at the studs on the aluminium water joints. If they are fitted with plain nuts they can be a problem. I always use stainless or brass domed nuts, not cheap but effective. Make sure they do not bottom on the studs, and use new fibre washers. Fibre washers aren't a patch on how they used to be, not squashy enough, but used with a bit of plumbers jointing paste they work fine. The other thing I do if studs need replacing is to use stainless steel, loctited into the block to reduce rusting at that point. Using this method I have had no trace of leakage at these points for 20 years or more.
As for compression, don't worry. It will probably improve with further regular use, and if and when you decide to do something about it there will be other things which have shown up to be dealt with at the same time. If it runs evenly without smoke leave well alone.
Robert Leigh