My Willys 3A and 3B Community
TECH FAQ SECTIONS => Engine compartment => Topic started by: Toms1951 on May 08, 2025, 11:12:18 PM
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Took this apart though it was rinsed really well in the solvent tank. Including photo. There also seems to be a cotton string gasket wedged into the flange.
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I took mine apart also. I wasn't satisfied with rinsing/soaking as there was junk inside. That's really interesting about your gasket find. Mine looked just like twine. It crumbled when I tried to pull it out. I wasn't sure what it was made of so I painstakingly cut out a thin cork gasket - hoping it would hold up. Never thought of taking photos during that project.
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Found waxed cotton twine in mine also, but it surely can't be there as a "gasket" as the whole thing is floating or submerged in motor oil.
Why "gasket" one side only?
All I could think of was "anti-rattle" to keep 2 pieces of tin tight against each other.
It's not listed in the parts manual.
I took mine out and didn't replace it (making sure the cover fits tight).
With 3 tabs it's not going to come off by itself.
Don't need more loose crud floating around the oil system than necessary.
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Yeah I just can’t figure out that string.