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

[John and Kerry Rowe]

I fitted the Conversion some years ago but the vehicle always left its mark
when turned off, but oil usage was negligible. Having removed the gearbox
last week, whilst it was away I decided to investigate further. I removed
the flywheel and engine backing plate. The area around the seal was
perfectly clean and dry, but there was oil leaking from the rear of the
camshaft. This (ex US) car never had a gasket between the block and plate
so when I rebuilt the engine I put silicone gasket maker in the area which
had evidently not worked. I made a new gasket out of 1.6mm (1/16 inch)
gasket paper, sealed with Permatex No3 sealant and the fix appears to have
worked.
John Rowe Qld Australia


On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 10:30 AM WILLIAM B LAWRENCE via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> The oil seal doesn’t do much if the bearing block doesn’t seal.
> Installation of the felt dowels that seal the block is critical.
>
> Bill Lawrence
> BN1 #554
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob Begani
> via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 27, 2021 8:13 AM
> *To:* Austin Healey list <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] 6-cylinder Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal Conversion
> Kit
>
>
> Thanks to all of you for your comments.  I will investigate the items
> outside of the engine and must wait to disassemble the engine for those
> inside the engine.  Meanwhile, I will buy lots of oil, Kitty Litter for the
> oil pans under the car and not go far from home.
>
>
>
> Best regards to all,
>
>
>
> Bob Begani
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