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Re: [Mgs] Question About Oil Loss

To: wilkmanracing@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Question About Oil Loss
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@mgaguru.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:07:46 -0600
This is most often a probelm with some damage to the mating surfaces 
of the mechanical rear seal.  See the following tech articles:

http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/care/csm/mg212.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs106.htm
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs107.htm
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs109.htm
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/engine/cs202a.htm

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA wih an attitude
http://MGAguru.com


At 01:49 PM 12/6/2009 -0500, Bill Wilkman (wilkmanracing@aol.com) wrote:
>.... After the rebuild of the engines in both these cars, oil leaked 
>from the rear crankshaft "seal" area.  In both cases, the cars were 
>relatively leak-free while running, but dropped significant amounts 
>of oil after turning the engine off.  .... I'm told there is no 
>after market seal that really works on these cars.
>....

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