Just fired up the rebuilt 1500, three-main in the ZB Magnette. Sweet and
smooth! Outside of some relatively minor carb tweaking it's running just
about as good as it gets. I have installed an electronic ignition (Crane
XR-700) and it seems to be working just fine. Now for the fun part.
Noticed a small puddle of fresh eng. oil after running and adjusting,
which upon close inspection appears to be coming from the front seal on
the crankshaft pully. I used the original felt type as opposed to
installing a newer engine's timing cover. (woe is me). The leak when
running is a fairly constant drip from the TDC pointer on the cover.
What now? Pull the rad, take the cover off and recenter? Will the
original felt seal "swell" with a little time? This is about my 8th
engine rebuild and I've never had this type of problem. I really thought
I'd centered the cover cause I took extra pains when installing the seal
and crank pulley. Drat!! The rest of the engine is sealed like a
drum....no signs of leaks anywhere. 50# oil pressure at cold idle.
Brian
58 MG ZB Magnette
52 TD (rhd)
59 MGA 1500 Roadster
60 Farina Magnette Mark III
61 Hillman Super Minx Convertible
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