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Re: [Spridgets] 995 Huffaker race engine question

To: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 995 Huffaker race engine question
From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:12:16 -0400
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Don't think anyone is doing the Paul A. kit anymore.  Gerard has a very nice=
 rear seal kit that actually uses a seal.  I haven't tried one, but it's sup=
posed to be very good.=20

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> On Mar 30, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team=
.net> wrote:
>=20
> I use the JB Weld fix (Paul A., now Gerard?). 5 years, no leaks. 13:1 cr. I=
t leaked massively before that. Seal fixed the problem in 24 hours.=20
>=20
> Ron Soave
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>> On Mar 30, 2015, at 4:27 PM, "bmwwxman . via Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
>>=20
>> Once more....   There is NO rear mail seal in this engine!  It has a scro=
ll seal (unless it has been aftermarket upgraded with either the Mo$$ motors=
 kit or the Mini Mania kit.  Both of these kits are relatively new items).  =
 Here's a 12 minute video which describes the Mini Mania kit installation an=
d removal of the old scroll seal.  It is impossible to install the scroll se=
al backwards. You are thinking of some other engine.
>>=20
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DbnOPAlVDcME
>>=20
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim
>>=20
>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 3:46 PM, WFO Herb via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
>>> Sounds like the rear main seal is in 'backwards'.
>>> Herb
>>>=20
>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:16 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <spridgets=
@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>> Hi Guys and Gals,
>>>>=20
>>>> I just rebuilt a Huffaker race engine that had been stored away for dec=
ades.  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 f=
igure 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> Ok.  Here is my real question after running for about 20 minutes with v=
arying engine speed, I noticed that about a quart and a half of oil decided i=
t didn't wish to stay in the engine any longer and was being deposited on th=
e driveway by way of the hole in the bottom of the transmission.  What happe=
ned here?  What should I check?
>>>>=20
>>>> By the way, the engine is running 11.5 :1 compression and all so high c=
ompression.  It sounded spectacular.  I am dying to drive it once I get you a=
ll to give me some idea of what may have happened.
>>>>=20
>>>> Thanks a bunch for all of your thoughts.
>>>>=20
>>>> Mike C
>>>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Don't think anyone is doing the Paul A=
. kit anymore. &nbsp;Gerard has a very nice rear seal kit that actually uses=
 a seal. &nbsp;I haven't tried one, but it's supposed to be very good.&nbsp;=
<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><br>On Mar 30, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Ron=
 Soave via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridge=
ts@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div=
><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><d=
iv>I use the JB Weld fix (Paul A., now Gerard?). 5 years, no leaks. 13:1 cr.=
 It leaked massively before that. Seal fixed the problem in 24 hours.&nbsp;<=
/div><div><br>Ron Soave</div><div><br>On Mar 30, 2015, at 4:27 PM, "bmwwxman=
 . via Spridgets" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@=
autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">Once more.... &nbsp; There is NO rear mail seal in this engin=
e!&nbsp; It has a scroll seal (unless it has been aftermarket upgraded with e=
ither the Mo$$ motors kit or the Mini Mania kit.&nbsp; Both of these kits ar=
e relatively new items). &nbsp; Here's a 12 minute video which describes the=
 Mini Mania kit installation and removal of the old scroll seal.&nbsp; It is=
 impossible to install the scroll seal backwards. You are thinking of some o=
ther engine.<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D=
bnOPAlVDcME">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DbnOPAlVDcME</a><br><div><br><=
/div><div>Cheers!!<br>Jim</div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 3:46 PM, WFO Herb via Sprid=
gets <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; targe=
t=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sounds like the rear main seal is in 'back=
wards'.<div>Herb</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">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"_blan=
k">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helve=
ticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:1=
2px"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Guys and Gals,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div=
 dir=3D"ltr">I just rebuilt a Huffaker race engine that had been stored away=
 for decades.&nbsp; I started it after the rebuild and all looked well after=
 I discovered that I had the distributor drive gear in 180 out.&nbsp; That t=
ook me a while to figure out until I replaced all of the plug wires 1 went t=
o 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.&nbsp; Here is my real question after running for about 2=
0 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 bein=
g deposited on the driveway by way of the hole in the bottom of the transmis=
sion.&nbsp; What happened here?&nbsp; What should I check?</div><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">By the way, the engine is running 11.5 :1 co=
mpression and all so high compression.&nbsp; It sounded spectacular.&nbsp; I=
 am dying to drive it once I get you all to give me some idea of what may ha=
ve 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>------------------------<br>
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