I have the same leaky problem. Where can I order one from.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Darby [SMTP:elan@efortress.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 9:10 AM
> To: Dereck C
> Cc: saidel@crab.rutgers.edu; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Burgess's rear seal
>
> That seal is the same as the regular seal for the MGB. The best thing to
> do is
> to put on a Redi-sleeve. For the MGB the number is 90350 It also fits
> chevies'.
>
> I think the brand is National. I build all my engines with them (200 or
> more
> so
> for) and have never had a leaker.
> Steve Darby
> Sports Cars Int'l
>
> Dereck C wrote:
>
> > Was I suffering from sleep apnea when reading Burgess's Power Tune book
> or
> > did he mention a better rear seal to put on a 5 main engine. I thought
> he
> > made reference to a Rover part from a Sherpa (is that a van?). I had my
> > wife looking through the last chapters of the book to locate the part
> number
> > at home for the past 20 minutes, no luck. Does anyone have that book
> handy
> > to look it up? Any thoughts on his Recommendation?
> >
> > Dereck
> >
> > PS The lack of sleep is from the "might-as-well" syndrome that people
> have
> > been talking about. The mental list just grows and grows. When did the
> > might-as-well's start? Try two and a half years ago when I was single.
> Now
> > I am married with a one year old, one in the oven, and fixer upper
> house. My
> > advice - Just keep it on the road or you will never get to drive it.
> Mine
> > started with a ring job...
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> Dereck C wrote:
>
> > To answer my own question here is the quote from Burgess's power tune
> book.
> > Page 51:
> >
> > "The final variation is the crankshaft rear oil seal. An uprated
> version
> > from Rover is available, part number LUF10002 (Sherpa van). This has a
> > superior sealing lip design which goes a long way toward rectifying the
> > weeping rear oil seal problem that affects so many Bs.
> > Note if the crank has slight grovve in it, caused through contact with
> the
> > rear seal lip, always fit the new one so that it runs in that groove as
> > well."
> >
> > Anyone use this?
> >
> > Dereck
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
> > To: "Dereck C" <derex39@hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Burgess's rear seal
> > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 13:23:41 -0400
> >
> > At 05:08 PM 06/13/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> > Actually, my 76 is leaking from the rear seal. I'll be interested in
> your
> > thread.
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
>
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