TR6 Rear Oil Seal Question

["John Parfitt" <johnp@sultran.com>]

On the weekend I installed a new rear oil seal on my TR6 engine. After
buttoning everything back together I read my "other" manual that says to
use a copper washer on the top bolt "to seal the oil because the bolt
protrudes all the way into the inside of the block".   My Haynes manual
said nothing of the sort.  The previous mechanic didn't use a copper
washer.

Good grief, do I need to open that back up just for a washer?

Any advice would be much appreciated.


John Parfitt
Calgary, Canada
73 TR6