Used Class A Low Mileage

Gjac wrote:

hipower wrote:
Those who mention seals drying out and leaking, do you have any personal experience with that actually happening in the last 25 years or so?

Seals were made of leather, cork and oil impregnated ropey materials years ago and did dry out and sometimes leak. Those materials have been gone for years and the newer materials don't seem to experience the drying effect and only leak when improper installation or damage is a factor in my experience.

I wish I did not have experience with leaking seals but the main seal on my eng was leaking when I bought the MH it sat for a while without use. Once I started putting miles on it the leak went a way. I notice a small leak even after sitting over a 5 mo. period of non use.

Interesting. It makes me wonder if the leak is a damaged seal or actually from drying out. It doesn't seem that the leak stops, rather that it may still be there but the fluid gets blown away during operation or possibly burned off from heat.