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On 27 Oct 2002, at 7:38, DAVID WALTERS wrote: > I was able to supply the case with about 12-15 PSI of positive pressure, as > read on the output of the compressor. There was an immediate air leak around > the crank at the rear of the case, but minimal. Okay, I understand. There was a leak at the crank, but still enough air left over to serve your needs. > However, when I was drilling the case for the full flow, as per instructions > from Berg (essentially the same as what I did for the stud replacement), I > did get a small amout of oil and blow-by air from under the cooler when I > pressurized the case in the same fashion. I'll have to pull the oil cooler > off and maybe replace the seals under it, those may have been damaged by the > pressure. I don't thing there's any way that this amount of pressure could have hurt anything, but there should not have been any leakage there. Do you have the right seals in there? Make sure, check them out! Let me know if you want a copy of my oil cooler seal FAQ. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/