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I've developed an oil leak (actually it's almost an oil "drain.") I thought it was the rear seal as it's coming down the front of the bellhousing. I pulled the pan and changed the gasket and front/rear seals. However, I put the pan gasket on the pan first. It leaked. I dropped the pan again, but this time actually READ the instructions and put it on the block first. I used Formagasket on the gasket to block surface and then blue RTV on the pan and front/ rear seals (paying special attention to the corners.) Fill up the crankcase, start it and within a couple of minutes, here comes the dripping! It stops when I turn it off. I don't see any oil running down the back of the engine from topside. Is it possibly a crank seal and if so, what does replacing that entail?
I'm about ready to throw in the towel on this car. I've had it for 10 years, put many nickels and dimes into it, and for the past year and a half, I've been paying storage as I don't have room for it at home. If this looks like I'm going to have to pull the motor to fix, I might just unload it.
It would really be nice to come to this site and say how much I'm enjoying the car, but I don't know if that'll ever happen.
I'm about ready to throw in the towel on this car. I've had it for 10 years, put many nickels and dimes into it, and for the past year and a half, I've been paying storage as I don't have room for it at home. If this looks like I'm going to have to pull the motor to fix, I might just unload it.
It would really be nice to come to this site and say how much I'm enjoying the car, but I don't know if that'll ever happen.