When I first removed the seal I sent it to Bill Perry at Rivergate so that
he could look into maybe modifying his design to make it work with the seal.
As far as I know he never did.
Larry
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Zurschmeide <jzurschm@etec.com>
To: 'Larry and Sandi Miller' <millerls@email.msn.com>; Fred Krampits
<fred@hprrc725.rose.hp.com>
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 08 September, 1998 3:31 PM
Subject: RE: Dead Ribcase
>I have both the seal kit and the 5-speed kit - The issue is that the
>seal is made fit around the stock backplate, but the 5-speed adapter
>backplate is thicker, and so interferes with the seal kit.
>
>The solution is to spend $$$ having your local reputable machine
>shop customize the 5-speed adapter backplate to have a bigger crank
>hole to accomodate the seal kit.
>
>JZ
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Larry and Sandi Miller [SMTP:millerls@email.msn.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 10:46 PM
>> To: Fred Krampits
>> Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>> Subject: Re: Dead Ribcase
>>
>> That was me. The 5-speed will definitely not work with the rear main
>> seal,
>> at least on the 948. Rivergate seemed to think it would work with a
>> seal on
>> the 1275 but I don't see how. I decided that I would rather have the
>> 5-speed
>> than the seal so I removed the seal. The first time I assembled the
>> engine
>> the rear main leaked so I installed the seal and it stopped the leak.
>> When I
>> removed the seal to install the 5-speed, I disassembled the low end
>> and
>> reassembled it and now it does not leak without the seal.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fred Krampits <fred@hprrc725.rose.hp.com>
>> To: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@email.msn.com>
>> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Date: 08 September, 1998 2:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: Dead Ribcase
>>
>>
>> >Larry: Didn't you have the special rear main bearing on your 948 (the
>> >one Mini Mania sells) or was that someone else?
>> >--
>> >Fred Krampits
>> >1963 MG Midget MK I 1098CG
>> >
>> >http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/9021/
>>
>>
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