[T2] @&^%$$ oil leak still there after engine pull/install

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engine and transmission seals need to be flush with face of tran and 
engine not pushed in seating it fully will cause a leak.

only thing I can think of at the momont


Bob



On Wed, 2 Nov 2016, MUTS wrote:

> Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 22:47:25 -0400
> From: MUTS <muts at verizon.net>
> To: type2 at type2.com
> Subject: [T2] @&^%$$ oil leak still there after engine pull/install
> 
> A year ago I dropped daughter's 75 bus FI engine to replace a worn clutch 
> that was slipping.  flywheel seals were replaced.  After install, there was 
> an oil leak noticed after 6 mi of driving.  Too busy to deal with it; about 2 
> weeks ago I dropped engine with trans and did notice oil on throwout bearing 
> (gets from seal down the plastic tube) and replaced the transhaft seal.  A 
> little puddle at the bottom, but it sat nearly a year.  Changed the FI hose 
> including injector hoses.  Found why hard starting; cold start valve not 
> working; wire in harness near starter had worn through due to rubbing of 
> harness holder tab.  Pulled the clutch and all was dry; the big seal looked 
> clean and intact; I replaced the o ring in the flywheel,  and had a fun time 
> trying to line up the trans mounts (had to pull starter to see the bolts.) 
> Got engine purring after 20 min of pumping up the hydraulic lifters that had 
> been installed after a rod bearing/head work.  But 2 oil leaks were seen 
> after warm up- trans oil leaked out from near nose cone- I had cleaned the 
> vent and topped up oil.  I cleaned it up to see where it starts and ran the 
> engine, but leak stopped! A cup or so of oil leaked out- maybe from pressure 
> of frothing oil?  Checked level and finger feel shows maybe 1/2" low?  Very 
> odd.
>   The engine oil leak showed oil as high as the starter weeping from the 
> trans/engine junction, it seemed to froth out as if under pressure? In 1/2 hr 
> of running, I'd say less tha a a cup leaked out.  I dropped it today and 
> pulled the clutch/flywheel, and clutch and front of flywheel were clean, 
> pulling off flywheel showed oil running over the seal bottom as if really 
> puddled behind it, and oil was on wall and and  flywheel teeth.  I could 
> easily push the orange seal edge down to wipe the oil out- shouldn't that 
> have a spring behind it and be stiff?  Could this be a high oil pressure 
> issue?   Shouldn't pressure drop after warmup?  I thought of a crack, wiped 
> case carefully, but did not see anything. Aaargh, this is time wasting; I 
> gotta split firewood!
> I will change the seals after ordering them.
> -- 
> MUTS  = Michael's Ultimate Thumb Saver oboe, clarinet support
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