so i'm putting the front case on this engine i've been assembling for the better part of a decade.
i've been reading:
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/balance-shafts.html
i was wondering if people do indeed slather JBweld over the seal that covers one of the balance shaft holes. the plug supplied by mitsu has a metal backing with a rubber outside.
also, in this picture
you can see the star plug, which covers the bolt that goes into the balance shaft. the front case on my hyundai motor has a similar plug, but this plug has a 10mm nut on the outside making it WAY easier to torque down. i plan on using this with a new o-ring instead of the castle plug. should be fine, right?
lastly, the front case i received had no oil pump gears inside it. so i plan on using the ones that came out of the hyundai motor. they look perfect, as do the bearing surfaces. i've also read its good to pack them with vaseline or soemthing similar to get the suction flowing. again, an experiences here?
as for the front case gasket itself. should i install it dry or cover it with a thin film of blue gasket sealent.
sorry for the thousands of question, but i only want to build this thing once.
