Thread: Where could this be leaking from? dipstick area
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Old 11-22-2016, 03:19 PM   #18
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Does look like a lot of porosity in that casting.
There may be voids in the side of the dip tube hole after machining it.

NOT epoxy! Use RTV to fill voids where it may seep past the o-ring.
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