[TR] Leaking TR3 Engine Front Plate

[William Brewer]

     Yeah, the front crank seal is dry. The bolts at the bottom of the front
plate had backed off for sure.

     -Bill Brewer

--- On Mon, 6/14/10, Jerry Van Vlack <jerryvv at roadrunner.com> wrote:

From: Jerry Van Vlack <jerryvv at roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Leaking TR3 Engine Front Plate
To: "William Brewer" <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 3:23 PM

Are you certain that the oil is coming from the front plate to block joint?
The front crank seal can leak a lot of oil which then goes all over the front
of the engine. That's an easier fix using a speedy sleeve and a new seal.

JVV

----- Original Message ----- From: "William Brewer" <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
To: "Triumphs" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 4:13 PM
Subject: [TR] Leaking TR3 Engine Front Plate


>     My TR3 is leaking oil out the bottom of the front plate. When I rebuilt
> the engine I re-used the factory bolts with the captive star lock washers
and
> evidently they worked loose. Re- tightening them down didn't fix the leak so
I
> guess that the Permatex and gasket have given out. I am at the initial
phases
> of determining how and when I am going to get to this.
>     Can I pull the snout of the TR and rebuilt this with the engine in the
> car? I could hold the engine up with a floor jack when I take off the
engine
> mounts and front plate.
>     The engine didn't leak a drop for the first 6 or 8,000 miles. I think
> that next time I fix this I will use new grade 8 bolts and lock washers,
and
> maybe Loctite Blue.
>     Anyone have any temporary fixes to try? I was thinking of loosening
> existing front plate bolts, prying the front plate off the block a little
bit,
> washing out the Permatex and gasket with spray disk brake cleaner, gooping
in
> lots of Permatex and then re-tightening it all down with new bolts and lock
> washers.
>     Anyone else been to this spot?
>
>     Bill in Tehachapi.
>
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