atkins water seals
06-19-11, 11:56 AM
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atkins water seals
I purchased a engine rebuild set from atkins and as I am getting ready to rebuild my engine i have noticed how the inner water seals were brittle almost like a cardboard and a couple were also broken. Now this is my first rebuiled but I'm almost certain that they're supposed to be some what more plyable as the outter were rubber. I just want to know if anyone can give me some insight on this situation and if they have had any similar issues.
06-20-11, 10:18 AM
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This happened to me recently from Atkins. Luckily I had a spare seal sitting around so I could continue building the engine. Several years ago, the same thing happened to a friend who purchased his seals from Mazda. I suspect that they have a limited shelf life.
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06-20-11, 05:58 PM
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Happened once to me and i just put break in intake area and used a little extra hylomar. I wasnt to worried because it was just a piece together engine assembled to drive the car a bit before winter. Didnt leak in 1000 miles but engine got torn back apart.
06-20-11, 09:15 PM
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Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. 2 of the 4 new seals I purchased from Atkins were cracked near the seal. The inners are very brittle compared to the outers. Be careful how you handle them. Give Atkins a call, and have them swap out new good ones.
06-21-11, 10:30 PM
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I didn't have an issue with the atkins seals breaking or being too dry, mine swelled up 2x their size. I started building the engine one day, and like the FSM says, I used petroleum jelly. Next day, the seals were all pushed out and swollen up. Not Atkins' fault at all, I shouldn't have used petroleum jelly on rubber 
