<div dir="ltr">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. <div>John Rowe Qld Australia </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 10:30 AM WILLIAM B LAWRENCE via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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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.
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 27, 2021 8:13 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] 6-cylinder Rear Crankshaft Oil Seal Conversion Kit</font>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Best regards to all,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bob Begani</span></p>
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