I’m not quite sure what you mean about the sealing of glands….Are you saying that your gland faces are too scored to seal properly? If so, they can be lapped in to restore the surface, provided that the damage is not too bad, and of course it is the incoming fresh oil that in theory keeps the metal surfaces apart and provides the gas-tight seal. Or perhaps you were saying that you wanted to replace the glands with modern neoprene seals? If so I would suggest that you take your engine to a Scott specialist like Ian Pearce or Roger Moss as they have the tooling and experience to do the job properly, ie. ensuring that the vital crank end float clearance is maintained. There have been various articles in “Scott Technicalities” explaining how to do it but you do need some precision engineering skills to do the job properly.
I hope this helps.
