Worried after a few drops??
You should be worried if there are NO drops.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Op 3-3-2013 16:17, Bob Spidell schreef:
> Yeah, I know...
>
> We've fixed them all in our BN2 (100M) except for one nagging leak. Oil
> appears to be leaking at the bottom of the bellhousing, where it's bolted up
> to the rear engine plate. We installed a rear main seal and there is little,
> if any, coming from the usual source (the hole in the bellhousing with the
> cotter in it). We were careful/diligent with gaskets and used a discreet
> amount of gasket sealer wherever it seemed appropriate.(like on the large
> gasket between the block and the engine plate). The cigarette-shaped felt
> gaskets that came in the kit that go around the rear main bearing cap seemed
> a bit undersized, but we used them.
>
> Any ideas? Could the seam between the rear main bearing cap and block--with
> the undersized felt, cigarette-shaped plugs on either side--be the cause? We
> get a few drops on the floor after a 4-5 mile run.
>
> TIA,
> Bob
>
>
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> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
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