John.....I've been using these rubber lip seals in the fronts of XPAG and
XPEG motors since the mid Seventies. Never, ever had a problem with them.
Virtually every other engine uses a lip seal around the crank pulley, so all
this modification does is bring the XPAG in line with modern thinking - at
least, in this one small area!
You refer to "scary noises" - could you be more specific? Squeals? Clunks?
Rattles? And were you able to determine the source of the noise? What made
you think it was the rubber seal? Is there a possibility that, in removing
parts to access the timing cover to change the seal back to the rope-type,
you repositioned whatever was causing the "scary noise" so that it stopped
doing it? (Water pumps have been known to have their impellers foul the
block.)
Just finding it hard to believe that what works on so many other cars didn't
work for you.....
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>
To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>; dmeadow@juno.com
<dmeadow@juno.com>; mg-t@autox.team.net <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 8:43 PM
Subject: RE: Rear and Front main oil seals
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> However, has anyone had any
>> >experience with the front seal conversion? It is much less expensive at
>> >about $10 and may be worth a try.
>> >
>
>
>Did one on my TC at the last rebuild. Ended up taking it out and putting
>back the rope seal after I began to get some very scary noises from the
>front of the motor after a couple thousand miles. That cured it.
>
>
>John Swanland
>Melbourne Australia
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