James Russell wrote:

Hi all:

 >There's no end to the items you can safety wire in an engine...

Except the battery terminals!! :)

I've been working on engines for over 20 years and none of
the modern ones use safety wire on anything or
 > lock tabs..

I know, it's a little scary to me - but I'm just paranoid...

I've never had a bolt come loose on any of these engines.

That is a great record!

I saved two drivers in motor racing and 1 CJ-610: the entire
oil filter boss blew out ( from the access. case ) and safety-wire
kept it attached long enough to shut-down w/ oil pressure. It
was my first night run-up: at full throttle, the whole hot section
was see-thru orange - really cool until the boss came out!

I use blue ( and red and green ) Loctite and swear by them but
nothing makes me feel safer than nice, tight safety-wire...

The Loctite primer after MEK cleaning really works well, IMHO.

Regards,
James

Out side the engine it is easy to visually check.

Paul Lamar
 
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