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Is the Huffaker built from the standard A series? If so, there is no rear
main seal. Instead they have a "Scroll" seal on the outside of the rear
main bearing. There is a spiral groove on the rear of the crank shaft
which is supposed to *draw* the oil back into the engine. However, if you
have too much crank case pressure the scroll seal can't overcome it and it
will weep oil which then collects in the bottom of the bell housing and
pours out onto your driveway.
Before you pull the engine again, check your crank case pressure. On my
standard 1275 A series I had this problem.... I ended up drilling the side
of the block and installing a pressure relief hose into a small K&N
filter. There are a couple of *fixes* for this including a kit that Mo$$
offers to replace the rear scroll seal with a better seal but it ain't
cheap. Another method is a fix whereby you drill a channel into the scroll
and the rear main bearing cap and tighten up the tolerance but if you screw
that up you are out a rear main cap which is not replaceable because it is
line bored. Don't ask.
Good luck with it.
Cheers!!
Jim
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:53 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> I was hoping it was just an internal pressure issue. I may not be so
> lucky. I guess that I can change that by pulling the engine and removing
> the flywheel. I would love to try the straight cut gearbox somehow if
> possible.
>
> Any other ideas.
>
> Thanks a bunch,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> On Monday, March 30, 2015 10:23 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Guys and Gals,
>
> I just rebuilt a Huffaker race engine that had been stored away for
> decades. 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 figure 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.
>
> Ok. Here is my real question after running for about 20 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 being
> deposited on the driveway by way of the hole in the bottom of the
> transmission. What happened here? What should I check?
>
> By the way, the engine is running 11.5 :1 compression and all so high
> compression. It sounded spectacular. I am dying to drive it once I get
> you all to give me some idea of what may have happened.
>
> Thanks a bunch for all of your thoughts.
>
> Mike C
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Is the Huffaker built from the standard A series?=C2=A0 If=
so, there is no rear main seal.=C2=A0 Instead they have a "Scroll&quo=
t; seal on the outside of the rear main bearing.=C2=A0 There is a spiral gr=
oove on the rear of the crank shaft which is supposed to *draw* the oil bac=
k into the engine.=C2=A0 However, if you have too much crank case pressure =
the scroll seal can't overcome it and it will weep oil which then colle=
cts in the bottom of the bell housing and pours out onto your driveway. =C2=
=A0<div><br></div><div>Before you pull the engine again, check your crank c=
ase pressure.=C2=A0 On my standard 1275 A series I had this problem....=C2=
=A0 I ended up drilling the side of the block and installing a pressure rel=
ief hose into a small K&N filter.=C2=A0 There are a couple of *fixes* f=
or this including a kit that Mo$$ offers to replace the rear scroll seal wi=
th a better seal but it ain't cheap.=C2=A0 Another method is a fix wher=
eby you drill a channel into the scroll and the rear main bearing cap and t=
ighten up the tolerance but if you screw that up you are out a rear main ca=
p which is not replaceable because it is line bored. =C2=A0 Don't ask.<=
/div><div><br></div><div>Good luck with it.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers=
!!<br>Jim=C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:53 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_bl=
ank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding=
-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:=
HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-=
size:12px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span>I was hoping it was just an internal pres=
sure issue.=C2=A0 I may not be so lucky.=C2=A0 I guess that I can change th=
at by pulling the engine and removing the flywheel.=C2=A0 I would love to t=
ry the straight cut gearbox somehow if possible.</span></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><span><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span>Any other ideas.</span></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span>Thanks a =
bunch,</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><span>Mike</span></div> <br><div><br><br></div><div style=3D"display:bloc=
k"> <div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,=
Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> <div style=3D"font-family:Helveti=
caNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16=
px"><div><div class=3D"h5"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial"> On Mond=
ay, March 30, 2015 10:23 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a=
>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> </div></div><div><div><div class=
=3D"h5"><div><div><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-famil=
y:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;fon=
t-size:12px"><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 s=
tored away for decades.=C2=A0 I started it after the rebuild and all looked=
well after I discovered that I had the distributor drive gear in 180 out.=
=C2=A0 That took me a while to figure 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.</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ok.=C2=A0 Here is my real question after run=
ning for about 20 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 a=
ny longer and was being deposited on the driveway by way of the hole in the=
bottom of the transmission.=C2=A0 What happened here?=C2=A0 What should I =
check?</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">By the way, the eng=
ine is running 11.5 :1 compression and all so high compression.=C2=A0 It so=
unded spectacular.=C2=A0 I am dying to drive it once I get you all to give =
me some idea of what may have happened.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><di=
v 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></div><br></div></div>=
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