Re: [Healeys] 6-cylinder Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal Conversion Kit

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BobAre you sure you do not have excessive crankcase pressure? There are a f=
ew places that could leak if that is the case and the rear crank area is on=
e.P


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From: Bob Begani via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
To: Austin Healey list <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Mar 26, 2021 5:40 pm
Subject: [Healeys] 6-cylinder Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal Conversion Kit

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 BJ8 Engine I bought the Oil Seal from Moss and my machinist friend install=
ed it. I am confident he did a good job drilling and tapping holes etc. =C2=
=A0I had hoped that I would not have rear crankshaft oil leaks.=C2=A0 In th=
e past year I have driven the car a little over 1,000 miles 25 miles at I t=
ime and recently noticed those infamous oil spots on the driveway.=C2=A0 To=
day I visited my British Car friends at Tech Central in Bonita Springs a 10=
0-mile round trip on I-75 nonstop at 65-75 mph.=C2=A0 Fortunately, I carrie=
d 2.5 quarts of oil because I had to use it to fill the crankcase when I go=
t there and had to add 2.5 quarts when I got home.=C2=A0 In addition, I not=
ice the clutch slipping in 4th gear in overdrive if I accelerated.=C2=A0 No=
 doubt caused by oil on surface of the friction plate. =C2=A0When I got hom=
e the weep hole in the transmission bell housing was producing one oil drop=
 every three seconds and when running the engine at fast idle one drop of o=
il every second. =C2=A0Has anyone had a failure using this seal conversion =
kit? =C2=A0Bob Begani =C2=A0 =C2=A0________________________________________=
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<div style="color:black;font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bob
<div>Are you sure you do not have excessive crankcase pressure? There are a few 
places that could leak if that is the case and the rear crank area is one.</div>

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Sent: Fri, Mar 26, 2021 5:40 pm<br>
Subject: [Healeys] 6-cylinder Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal Conversion Kit<br>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif;">When we 
rebuilt my BJ8 Engine I bought the Oil Seal from Moss and my machinist friend 
installed it. I am confident he did a good job drilling and tapping holes etc. 
&nbsp;I had hoped that I would not have rear crankshaft oil leaks.&nbsp; In the 
past year I have driven the car a little over 1,000 miles 25 miles at I time 
and recently noticed those infamous oil spots on the driveway.&nbsp; Today I 
visited my British Car friends at Tech Central in Bonita Springs a 100-mile 
round trip on I-75 nonstop at 65-75 mph.&nbsp; Fortunately, I carried 2.5 
quarts of oil because I had to use it to fill the crankcase when I got there 
and had to add 2.5 quarts when I got home.&nbsp; In addition, I notice the 
clutch slipping in 4<sup>th</sup> gear in overdrive if I accelerated.&nbsp; No 
doubt caused by oil on surface of the friction plate.</span></div>

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<div class="yiv6970376941MsoNormal"><span 
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif;">When I got 
home the weep hole in the transmission bell housing was producing one oil drop 
every three seconds and when running the engine at fast idle one drop of oil 
every second.</span></div>

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<div class="yiv6970376941MsoNormal"><span 
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif;">Has anyone 
had a failure using this seal conversion kit?</span></div>

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Begani</span></div>

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