[Healeys] 6-cylinder Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal Conversion Kit

[Tom Felts]

I've had that mod or a long time and no detectable oil leaks.
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Bob
Are you sure you do not have excessive crankcase pressure? There are a few places that could leak if that is the case and the rear crank area is one.P


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From: Bob Begani via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>

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Sent: Fri, Mar 26, 2021 5:40 pm

Subject: [Healeys] 6-cylinder Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal Conversion Kit

When we rebuilt my BJ8 Engine I bought the Oil Seal from Moss and my machinist friend installed it. I am confident he did a good job drilling and tapping holes etc.  I had hoped that I would not have rear crankshaft oil leaks.  In the past year I have driven the car a little over 1,000 miles 25 miles at I time and recently noticed those infamous oil spots on the driveway.  Today I visited my British Car friends at Tech Central in Bonita Springs a 100-mile round trip on I-75 nonstop at 65-75 mph.  Fortunately, I carried 2.5 quarts of oil because I had to use it to fill the crankcase when I got there and had to add 2.5 quarts when I got home.  In addition, I notice the clutch slipping in 4th gear in overdrive if I accelerated.  No doubt caused by oil on surface of the friction plate.  When I got home the weep hole in the transmission bell housing was producing one oil drop every three seconds and when running the engine at fast idle one drop of oil every second.  Has anyone had a failure using this seal conversion kit?  Bob Begani    
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