It looks like the front oil seal on my 72 MkIV is leaking. Since I'm
changing the water pump, and have the radiator, etc. removed, I thought
this was a good time to change the seal. Before I start breaking things, I
had a few quick questions:
- How hard is it to remove the crank pulley bolt? I was going to
put the car in fourth and use an impact wrench or breaker bar.
Are their any special tricks of which I should be aware?
- Should I remove the timing chain cover to change the seal or
do it with the cover in place? I thought I'd remove the cover,
since it looks like the gasket is weeping slightly. I figured
a fresh gasket's always a good thing.
- If I take the cover off, should I do anything with the timing
chain and tensioner? The car has 59k miles. The PO rebuilt
the engine in the last 20k, but wasn't sure if he replaced the
chain and tensioner. Is the 1300 an interference engine? How
do I evaluate the chain and tensioner? How much play is OK?
- Before I removed the pump, I flushed the cooling system with
clean water, and left the block drain open. Will this leave
any residual water in the block that could freeze, causing
damage, or am I safe? It's getting cold here in MA, USA.
We just got our first road salting Sat night (blech).
Thanks for the help,
Greg
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