[Spridgets] 995 Huffaker race engine question

Mon Mar 30 19:21:23 MDT 2015

The Paul A kit really wasn't a kit. Just some detailed instructions, a 1/8" drill, some cellophane and JB Weld and the requirement for a steady hand and a good eye.

Gerard has "fine tuned" the rear seal kit offered by other vendors by keeping a gallery in his replacement eyebrow piece, unlike the "other guys". The eyebrow piece still needs to be accurately placed with even clearance all around. 
Paul's JB Weld trick worked well in theory, but could only ever be as good as the hands doing the very finicky work.
An even clearance of .0015 to .003 is the key whatever method you use, and whether or not you then add a seal kit.

Andy

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> On Mar 30, 2015, at 6:12 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Don't think anyone is doing the Paul A. kit anymore.  Gerard has a very nice rear seal kit that actually uses a seal.  I haven't tried one, but it's supposed to be very good. 
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>> On Mar 30, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> I use the JB Weld fix (Paul A., now Gerard?). 5 years, no leaks. 13:1 cr. It leaked massively before that. Seal fixed the problem in 24 hours. 
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>> Ron Soave
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>>> On Mar 30, 2015, at 4:27 PM, "bmwwxman . via Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>>> Once more....   There is NO rear mail seal in this engine!  It has a scroll seal (unless it has been aftermarket upgraded with either the Mo$$ motors kit or the Mini Mania kit.  Both of these kits are relatively new items).   Here's a 12 minute video which describes the Mini Mania kit installation and removal of the old scroll seal.  It is impossible to install the scroll seal backwards. You are thinking of some other engine.
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>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnOPAlVDcME
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>>> Cheers!!
>>> Jim
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>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 3:46 PM, WFO Herb via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>> Sounds like the rear main seal is in 'backwards'.
>>>> Herb
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:16 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <spridgets at 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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