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Re: [Spridgets] 995 Huffaker race engine question

To: "lotuspilot@frontier.com" <lotuspilot@frontier.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 995 Huffaker race engine question
From: WFO Herb via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:46:10 -0700
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Sounds like the rear main seal is in 'backwards'.
Herb

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:16 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi Guys and Gals,
>
> I just rebuilt a Huffaker race engine that had been stored away for
> decades.  I started it after the rebuild and all looked well after I
> discovered that I had the distributor drive gear in 180 out.  That took me
> a while to figure out until I replaced all of the plug wires 1 went to 4
> and 4 went to 1 and 3 to 2 and 2 to 3.
>
> Ok.  Here is my real question after running for about 20 minutes with
> varying engine speed, I noticed that about a quart and a half of oil
> decided it didn't wish to stay in the engine any longer and was being
> deposited on the driveway by way of the hole in the bottom of the
> transmission.  What happened here?  What should I check?
>
> By the way, the engine is running 11.5 :1 compression and all so high
> compression.  It sounded spectacular.  I am dying to drive it once I get
> you all to give me some idea of what may have happened.
>
> Thanks a bunch for all of your thoughts.
>
> Mike C
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Sounds like the rear main seal is in &#39;backwards&#39;.<=
div>Herb</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e">On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:16 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">=
spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex"><div><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helve=
ticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:=
12px"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Guys and Gals,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">I just rebuilt a Huffaker race engine that had been stored a=
way for decades.=C2=A0 I started it after the rebuild and all looked well a=
fter I discovered that I had the distributor drive gear in 180 out.=C2=A0 T=
hat took me a while to figure out until I replaced all of the plug wires 1 =
went to 4 and 4 went to 1 and 3 to 2 and 2 to 3.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ok.=C2=A0 Here is my real question after running for=
 about 20 minutes with varying engine speed, I noticed that about a quart a=
nd a half of oil decided it didn&#39;t wish to stay in the engine any longe=
r and was being deposited on the driveway by way of the hole in the bottom =
of the transmission.=C2=A0 What happened here?=C2=A0 What should I check?</=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">By the way, the engine is r=
unning 11.5 :1 compression and all so high compression.=C2=A0 It sounded sp=
ectacular.=C2=A0 I am dying to drive it once I get you all to give me some =
idea of what may have happened.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Thanks a bunch for all of your thoughts.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike C</div></div></div><br>------------------------<b=
r>
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