Paul:
I'm rebuilding my 13b-REW. Are the TES o-rings clearly superior to say the
viton o-rings that Atkins sells? And where can I buy a set and what is the
approximate cost? Also are the teflon corner seals available too? Where and
how much?
Thanks,
Tom Brown
Clearly superior. Chuck Dunlap has about ten hours on a set in his
engine. If they work for ten hours they will work forever.
Until Tracy starts carrying them you can buy
direct from Creavey. Tell Jeff Chrysler I sent you.
http://www.creavey.com/ If you can't get them from Creavey
or elsewhere let me know and I will buy a batch and resell them at a bit
over my cost. About $8 each.
Not yet on the corner seals. Untested.
Paul Lamar
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I checked the installation of the oil O-rings with the new
sizes I got from Creavey. They worked perfectly and were
very easy to install. You will need a little O-ring lube
and a 2 by 8 to install them. They were also easy to remove
with no signs of distortion.
One of the secrets is if you reuse the old oil scraper rings
they must be spotlessly clean inside and out. Soak them
in carb cleaner for a few days. If you use new scraper rings
this will not be a problem of course.
The second thing to watch out for is don't nick the
rotor wall between the two scraper rings when you remove them.
Very very important!!
Hopefully we can talk Dave Lemon into stocking these custom size
teflon encap silicon oil O-rings. Everybody send a message to
Dave at Mazdatrix :-) As I said these can be the same or just a
little more than the stock oil O-rings from Mazda.
The proper sizes are:
0.093" section 4.68 inch ID
0.118" section 4.33 inch ID
I can vouch for the quality of the Creavey O-rings but some
of those water TES o-rings from Mcmaster Carr I have seen
are not as good. This is not to say they won't work. They just
don't look as good around the joints as Creavey O-rings.
Paul Lamar
