[Mgs] engine question

[Ron King]

For what it's worth, in one of the Mark Evans "An MG is Born" episodes, one
where the engine had come back from the machine shop, the place had balanced
the crank, flywheel, and clutch plate as a unit.  Mark references the
balance marks on all three in the episode as I recall.

Ron King
'71 MGB


-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of WSpohn4 at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 4:17 PM
To: mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] engine question

No, there is no gasket there. Any oil in the bellhousing will have escaped  
past a defective rear main and/or front transmission seal.
 
And you guys aren't finding marks on the flywheels because they are neutral 
 balanced - and if they weren't to start with (MG had pretty wide 
variations as  far as balance is concerned) they will be after the balancing
has been 
 done.  No particular orientation vis a vis the crankshaft is  necessary.
 
Bill
 
In a message dated 20/06/2010 4:09:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
msjeffcock at eastlink.ca writes:

Another  question: should there have been a gasket between the transmission 
and engine?  I had a fair bit of oil inside my bell housing, there was 
nothing to act as a  gasket? Would a very thing film of silicone be in
order?
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