[Fot] Rear engine seal on Spitfire

[Jerry Barr]

The leak sounds like a Snidely Whiplash sort of way to win races. Keep  
it up. With your oil leak and all the smoke I was creating when the  
Spitfire blew up we could have won for sure.
On Aug 9, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Jason Ostrowski wrote:

> I am having the same problem on my gt6. Mine may be just old and in  
> need of
> replacement. In my last weekend out I was loosing about a half quart  
> per
> session. My question about this is do I have to pull the whole motor  
> or can
> the seal be replaced by just removing the trans and doing it from the
> inside? Will I do damage to things like the clutch If I try to race  
> again
> before doing so?
>
> thanks for any advice for doing this job right and still racing soon.
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing GT6+
>
> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:04 PM, f s <whitedog72 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Need some advice,
>>
>> I just put an engine together. 100% new seals and gaskets.  
>> Everything is
>> great accept the rear main seal is leaking alot. I have put alot of  
>> these
>> together and never had this problem before. I have taken it back  
>> apart and
>> it
>> looks centered and no damage. I also made sure the all the bolts  
>> were good
>> and
>> that areas that needed copper flat washers were correct. Any ideas  
>> from the
>> group? I am baffled and have a big mess. ;o(
>>
>> Thanks
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Jerry Barr
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