mgs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Burgess's rear seal

To: Dereck C <derex39@hotmail.com>, saidel@crab.rutgers.edu,
Subject: Re: Burgess's rear seal
From: Steve Darby <elan@efortress.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 13:39:30 -0600
Sorry the # is 99350.
Steve

Steve Darby wrote:

> That seal is the same as the regular seal for the MGB. The best thing to do is
> to put on a Redi-sleeve. For the MGB the number is 90350 It also fits 
>chevies'.
>
> I think the brand is National. I build all my engines with them  (200 or more
> so
> for) and have never had a leaker.
> Steve Darby
> Sports Cars Int'l
>
> Dereck C wrote:
>
> > Was I suffering from sleep apnea when reading Burgess's Power Tune book or
> > did he mention a better rear seal to put on a 5 main engine.  I thought he
> > made reference to a Rover part from a Sherpa (is that a van?).  I had my
> > wife looking through the last chapters of the book to locate the part number
> > at home for the past 20 minutes, no luck.  Does anyone have that book handy
> > to look it up?  Any thoughts on his Recommendation?
> >
> > Dereck
> >
> > PS The lack of sleep is from the "might-as-well" syndrome that people have
> > been talking about.  The mental list just grows and grows.  When did the
> > might-as-well's start?  Try two and a half years ago when I was single.  Now
> > I am married with a one year old, one in the oven, and fixer upper house. My
> > advice - Just keep it on the road or you will never get to drive it. Mine
> > started with a ring job...
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Dereck C wrote:
>
> > To answer my own question here is the quote from Burgess's power tune book.
> > Page 51:
> >
> > "The final variation is the crankshaft rear oil seal.  An uprated version
> > from Rover is available, part number LUF10002 (Sherpa van).  This has a
> > superior sealing lip design which goes a long way toward rectifying the
> > weeping rear oil seal problem that affects so many Bs.
> > Note if the crank has slight grovve in it, caused through contact with the
> > rear seal lip, always fit the new one so that it runs in that groove as
> > well."
> >
> > Anyone use this?
> >
> > Dereck
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
> > To: "Dereck C" <derex39@hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Burgess's rear seal
> > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 13:23:41 -0400
> >
> > At 05:08 PM 06/13/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> > Actually, my 76 is leaking from the rear seal. I'll be interested in your
> > thread.
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>