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Old 07-31-06, 01:48 PM
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Engine builders! Need advice on rotor housing - unusual?

Just after dip cleaning my housings and began checking them over.. I noticed on one of the housings - if I run my nail over the area where the chrome meets the aluminium on the side of the housing (area where the water seals go), I can catch my nail.

The chrome seems to be standing out past (proud of) the aluminium part of the housing just barely enough to catch my nail. I thought this strange and need some experienced advise on whether this is a bad thing or acceptable / normal??

I've included a screen shot of some other housing just to illustrate the area I'm talking about..



Any help would be really appreciated!
Old 07-31-06, 06:42 PM
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Can I ask what you use to dip clean them?
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Nah! Wont be a problem! Thats perfectly fine. I seen guys that reuse housings that most of us would just throw away with decent results. I personally would never use a housing that has more than 1/8th of an in of chrome flaking from the outer edge!
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The inner water jacket o-ring is supposed to handle imperfections like that.


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Thanks guys..

Is this something anybody has come across in their own experience?

Anex..

http://ccgi.conceptchemicals.plus.co...=14&query=2000

Can't get Berryman stuff here.. but it's good tack!

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Originally Posted by ky7
Is this something anybody has come across in their own experience?
Yes, it's quite a common thing.
That stainless steel liner is press fit in there, so it's not absolutely perfectly flat.


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Thanks to the pro's ^^^
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