[Healeys] Healey oil leak update

[Wayne Schultz]

  Hi Everyone,


                       Thanks to everyone for the ideas and input. After 
much angst I decided to pull the gearbox and explore what was going on.  
It seems the oil pan, engine back plate and gearbox took quite a jolt 
while loading into the container. My friend was watching the loading 
process and was aware of the bottoming out of the car until suitable 
ramps were improvised.
     With the gearbox  out I found several bolts holding the bell 
housing to the gearbox now leaking oil and the engine oil pan distorted 
at the rear causing another leak that was running down the back plate 
and dripping off the gearbox.  I also found that when the engine was 
rebuilt, years ago in England, they did install a rear seal kit which 
seemed pretty dry.
                        My plan is to change the oil pan to an after 
market  aluminum unit rather then try and fiddle with the original steel 
pan. Pull the engine back plate and change its gasket. Check the rear 
main lip seal kit for leaks.  Change the bell housing gasket to the 
gearbox , replace the gearbox  input seal and reinstall the bell 
housing  bolts with Loctite thread sealer. Replace the clutch disk, 
throwout bearing and lightly resurface the flywheel.  Let me know what 
you think, hate to overlook something while its apart.


                                                                                                                                    Regards
                                                                                                                                 Wayne Schultz