Mike I removed the balance it was dry as a bone,
Wiped the oil clean and then got a drip from behind
the timing plate and the oil pan, removed the oil pan
and all looked good??????????
HooT58
----- Original Message -----
From: <MKlepp4335@cs.com>
To: <bgibson@internetwork.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Oil Leak
> In a message dated 1/13/02 3:52:51 PM Central Standard Time,
> bgibson@internetwork.net writes:
>
> << I had a steady drip of oil dripping down the timing plate and the pan.
> Does the front oil pan seal seal the timing plate and the pan as well? >>
>
> I'll bet the seal in the front cover is bad (sealing around the harmonic
> balancer shaft). You may have a nice groove worn in the balancer shaft
too,
> adding to the problem. I had the same thing, got a sleeve (from my FLAPS)
> for the balancer shaft and a new seal, no more leaks. The hard part is
> geting to the balancer, the rest is easy.
>
> Mike Klepp
> '48 3100
> Wichita Falls, TX
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
|