This is most often a probelm with some damage to the mating surfaces
of the mechanical rear seal. See the following tech articles:
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/care/csm/mg212.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs106.htm
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs107.htm
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs109.htm
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs202a.htm
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA wih an attitude
http://MGAguru.com
At 01:49 PM 12/6/2009 -0500, Bill Wilkman (wilkmanracing@aol.com) wrote:
>.... After the rebuild of the engines in both these cars, oil leaked
>from the rear crankshaft "seal" area. In both cases, the cars were
>relatively leak-free while running, but dropped significant amounts
>of oil after turning the engine off. .... I'm told there is no
>after market seal that really works on these cars.
>....
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