Boney, I thought a sniper had got ya or something
I have since learnt from Hilly that stag is only good for filling plumbers cracks (which we get around our house occasionally
)
Knowing what I know now I'm pretty sure there was water leaking in everywhere (at the head and at the impellor seal). I haven't looked at the shaft, but will this week-end.
I will have another crack at the head lapping. I used the Nikko pen and it seemed to be flat as a tack, so should be OK. That pit you see on the head is on the outside of the sealing area of the inner O'ring, but I will do some more lapping and see if I can get it out. It took me a long time to get it to this and I basically got the sh1ts with it by the end. I was having a beer while I was doing it and there was quite a few empties hanging around by the time I finished
. For some reason the number 8 keeps coming into my head
Hopefully new head O rings and flat surfaces, new crank seals, SEALED case halves and impellor seal will solve the bigger problems and then I can get onto the smaller stuff.
The clutch basket was done up with the impact wrench and has a locking tab. I will have another look at the washers as I may have overlooked something. I may have one of the washers in the wrong place. I'll make certain on reassembly. I put everything back together as I found it, so maybe the "mechanic" that put it back together before me got it wrong. Time will tell (not too much time Hilly
)