Oil Pickup Tube Loose.

[305south]

I purchased a new AS41 case a while back and am now getting ready to assemble my engine and noticed the oil pickup tube has some wiggle in it. I am concerned about sucking air and was wondering what the best way to seal it is before assembly?

[Bruce Tweddle]

Replace it with one from an old German case. 

You can seal it with some RTV.

[Ohio Tom (DdK)]

Agreed....
You can use Loc-tite retaining compound too.
Make sure that the new tube fits nice and tight so that you have to tap it into place.

[Donny B.]

Here in Phoenix Steve Hollingsworth takes out the pick-up and then drives out the aluminum plug.  Put a large drift into the hole vacated by the pick-up and drive out the large aluminum plug on the outside of the case.  Then you put the pick-up back into the case where it is suppose to be.  He made a tool that goes into the pick-up from the outside and swedges it in about three places.  He also uses red loctite on the pick-up when he puts it in.  Then you re-install the aluminum plug using red loctite on the sealing surface.  Problem solved.