- 1. Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:36:14 -0700
- Finally fired up my expensive "pro" built 1275 last night, what a thrill! However that thrill was quickly diminished by a rather large flow of nice new oil running all over my garage floor, coming fr
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00444.html (7,064 bytes)
- 2. Re: Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:13:13 -0700
- Overfilling that little would make no difference as far as the leak. The most likely possibility is that the oil thrower was not replaced behind the seal. It's like a large washer on the end of the
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00455.html (8,261 bytes)
- 3. Re: Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 20:25:49 EDT
- When you put the timing cover on, did you install the crank pulley first then tighten the cover so it would center the seal? Gary 75's
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00457.html (6,666 bytes)
- 4. Re: Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 20:50:13 -0400
- What Gerard said but also look very close at the oil seperator (the can brazed onto the t/cover. Many crack and leak just behind the canister. Also, it is quite easy to strip out the tiny bolts at th
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00459.html (7,609 bytes)
- 5. Re: Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:50:19 -0700 (PDT)
- yeah, it slowed him down big time - took him 35 minutes to change the timing chain and gear. He'd have done it in 30, but I was helping. == Ron Soave The optimist says the glass is half full. The pes
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00463.html (7,609 bytes)
- 6. Re: Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:42:52 EDT
- I seriously doubt a quarter Quart overfill would blow the front seal. I think the builder got something awry when he/she installed the seal. --David C.
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00529.html (6,924 bytes)
- 7. Re: Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:19:01 -0600
- David, you forgot "it" in the choices list.....BG BTW, I've had several recent problems with new lip seals from a popular supplier which after about one hour go soft and start to leak profusely...go
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00532.html (7,551 bytes)
- 8. Re: Front Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:26:23 -0700
- If you're sure that this is a consistent problem, I think you need to share the brand name with which you've had the problem. No need in others learning the hard way what to stay away from using. I,
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00537.html (8,092 bytes)
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