[Fot] Rear engine seal on Spitfire

[Jason Ostrowski]

Funny Thing About All This Rear Seal Talk and Discussion which sent Steve
out to his garage fabricating parts... Turns out my real leak was coming
from the the trans... I pulled the tunnel cover off last night to find the
entire top cover extension virtually hanging in the breeze...two bolts
totally gone, one dowel missing and two studs just kind of hanging on for
dear life and the gasket laying there looking at me from the frame rails.
The thing was hanging there just dangling and mostly being supported by a
custom bracket I have coming off of the bell housing and  the rubber gear
shift sleeve.. Whoops. I drove it like that for about 50 laps...it was
leaking and getting worse for the entire weekend at Gratten... I was having
so much fun I didn't notice except the oil that was pooling at my feet...
which I thought was coming from a leaking rear seal.

Will I make it to the Kastner Cup?
Jason, Friendly Ghost Racing GT6+

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 4:16 PM, f s <whitedog72 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>  Definately change it out as soon as possible. It is not only what you do
> to your engine but what the guy behind you has to deal with as you spray
> bits of oil on his windscreen. It is not too bad to replace. Just pull the
> tranny, clutch, flywheel and engine back plate to gain access.
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:26:48 -0500
>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Rear engine seal on Spitfire
> From: jason at multivintage.com
> To: whitedog72 at hotmail.com
> CC: fot at autox.team.net
>
>
> 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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