Re: Oil Leak and Timing Pulley

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx>]

Plan on replacing the seal that goes around/behind the harmonic 
balancer i.e. the thing that has the timing marks on it. The seal is 
driven into the cover. You will also probably find that the surface 
of the balancer that rides on that seal is corroded, this of course 
wears on the seal and the new one will also leak in short order. It 
is a good idea to clean up that surface, it should be like a mirror. 
Depending on how bad it is, this either means cleaning it up with 
some emery cloth, turning it on a lathe (not very much!), putting a 
sleeve on it, or just replacing it.

I see the same problem all the time on axle flanges, but since the 
axle oil level is below the level of the seal, and no appreciable 
pressure is involved, axle seal leakage is not usually too much of a 
problem. 

Dave Swingle

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wmack <wmack@xxxx> wrote:
> This summer I plan on fixing my engine so that it doesn't leak oil 
anymore. 
> My plan right now is to replace the Timing Gear Cover gasket and 
the Rocker 
> Covers gasket.