Fuel lube/EZ Turn
Fuel lube/EZ Turn
I've had much luck with fuel lube on the oil screen gasket. Takes going around multiple passes with the torque wrench to ensure all the excess is squeezed out . But everything comes right apart, and a little isopropyl alcohol on a clean rag gets it off all the components.
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I hadn’t heard of using it until the owner of a warbird restoration shop had me put some on a gasket I was installing on one of his engines but white lithium grease works well for the oil screen housing and magneto gaskets. I don’t recall ever needing to squeeze any excess out. The surface of the gasket just needs to be wetted so I tend to wipe off any excess before installing.
Ok, so I looked it up and it is an anti-seize. Thank you Todd for finding that. I looked through section 7 under crankcase and should have looked under section 3 General Overhaul Procedures.
So I called Lycoming yesterday morning at 7 am local time. They usually answer since they are just getting there on eastern time. They didn't but did call me back yesterday afternoon. They use food grade Loctite that acts as a sealer and anti seize. Remember to check the minimum driving torque as called out in the table of limits to check how tight the stud is into the crank case. That is an important one to do with oil leaking as well.
Last edited by Steve Pierce; 08-30-2019 at 07:23 AM. Reason: spelling
Great Info. Thanks to all responders.