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Double check the drain plug. Try a new copper gasket and check the drain
plug flange on the oil pan for burrs or nicks. Touch up with a file if
required. If the engine is original there is no rear main seal to fail just
the infamous archimedes screw and it is unlikely to fail catastrophically.
Harold
On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 5:26 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> Stock 'seal' or aftermarket upgrade?
>
>
> On 10/15/2022 11:20 AM, healeymanjim wrote:
> > changed oil in a club member's tri carb. went to get gas and noticed
> lots of oil under car. by the time i got back had lost about 4 qts or more
> of oil on a few mile drive. coming from rear of engine and coming out
> bottom joint and cotter pin hole. was only a small drip before oil change.
> assume it is coming from rear main, but could it fail that fast? any
> other places to look?
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Double check the drain plug. Try a new copper gasket and c=
heck the drain plug flange on the oil pan for burrs or nicks. Touch up with=
a file if required. If the engine is original there is no rear main seal t=
o fail just the infamous archimedes=C2=A0screw and it is unlikely=C2=A0to f=
ail catastrophically.<div><br></div><div>Harold</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 15, 2022=
at 5:26 PM Bob Spidell <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspidel=
l@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex">Stock 'seal' or aftermarket upgrade?<br>
<br>
<br>
On 10/15/2022 11:20 AM, healeymanjim wrote:<br>
> changed oil in a club member's tri carb.=C2=A0 =C2=A0went to get g=
as and noticed lots of oil under car.=C2=A0 by the time i got back had lost=
about 4 qts or more of oil on a few mile drive.=C2=A0 coming from rear of =
engine and coming out bottom joint and cotter pin hole. was only a small dr=
ip before oil change.=C2=A0 assume it is coming from rear main, but could i=
t fail that fast?=C2=A0 =C2=A0any other places to look?<br>
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