[Healeys] rear engine plate question

[Alan Seigrist]

Steve -

The rear of the engine is supposed to have a thin paper gasket between the
plate and the block.  These gaskets are part of a bottom end kit, and you
can sometimes buy it seperately.

Alan


On 1/23/08, Steve B. Gerow <steveg at abrazosdata.com> wrote:
>
> With the rear plate off, it looks as though the only part that needs a
> gasket or sealing is the area around the rear of the camshaft.
>
> Does anyone know if the area is subject to high oil pressure or is it just
> runoff from the end of the camshaft?
>
> I wonder if anyone's used spray gasket material, such as Permatex Copper
> spray to seal that area with success.
>
> Thoughts?
> --
> Steve Gerow
> Pasadena CA
> 59 BN6