Fred Werring
Well-known Member
Few weeks ago I posted this
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Got an 8700, can't get the injection pump drain plug to seal. Found this out when the govenor went nuts while baling hay, found the pump dry. Added oil, seems ok, but
couldn't have done it any good.
Like many Fords that age (got a couple 5000's too), the drain bolt feels like you dont want to crank on it too much. Like it's about to strip. And copper sealing
washers take a little bit of torque to get them to seal.
Could remove the pump and helicoil, or tap out to 3/8", but now is not a good time to do that.
So wondered if anybody has used the washers in the link in place of the copper washers, and did they work.
Or any other ideas.
Thanks
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Wound up buying the washers in the link below.
Don't know how long the oring will hold up to oil. May have to replace whenever the oil gets changed.
But I do know it hasn't leaked after about 12 hours run time baling hay, and I didn't have to tighten them down too hard. No fears about stripping threads
FWIW
Fred
BONDED OIL SEAL DOWTY WASHER
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Got an 8700, can't get the injection pump drain plug to seal. Found this out when the govenor went nuts while baling hay, found the pump dry. Added oil, seems ok, but
couldn't have done it any good.
Like many Fords that age (got a couple 5000's too), the drain bolt feels like you dont want to crank on it too much. Like it's about to strip. And copper sealing
washers take a little bit of torque to get them to seal.
Could remove the pump and helicoil, or tap out to 3/8", but now is not a good time to do that.
So wondered if anybody has used the washers in the link in place of the copper washers, and did they work.
Or any other ideas.
Thanks
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Wound up buying the washers in the link below.
Don't know how long the oring will hold up to oil. May have to replace whenever the oil gets changed.
But I do know it hasn't leaked after about 12 hours run time baling hay, and I didn't have to tighten them down too hard. No fears about stripping threads
FWIW
Fred
BONDED OIL SEAL DOWTY WASHER