Posted by Matt Wilson on Saturday, September 06, 2003 at 11:33PM :
In Reply to: Actually 3 types of seals I know of..... posted by gtk on Thursday, September 04, 2003 at 10:21PM :
I had forgotten about the h-shaped pieces. I don't remember if the groove type seal has these or not...probably does.
Anyway, my engine serial number starts with T214, which I'm told by VPW, is a WWII 230 engine. It has provisions for either type of seal - the bolt-on rubber-lipped type or the rubber-lipped groove type. I don't think I have ever seen the rope type of seal.
The switch from the bolt-on seal to the groove type seal has worked quite well so far.
Matt