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: Today the flywheel and engine back plate
: came off. It was 100% dry behind the
: plate so I knew it was not the main
: seal or the core plug behind the cam.
: The leak was coming from the 1/2-20
: threaded main galley plug. There is a
: hole in the back plate right behind
: that plug and the oil was coming down
: the plug threads and spraying onto the
: back of the flywheel.
:
: When I assembled the engine I put
: Permatex on the plug but I apparently
: did not run it deep enough and I
: probably should have used a different
: sealant.
:
: Today I made a 1/2-20 plug that I
: wrapped in Teflon tape and installed as
: deep in the hole as possible. That
: left 1/2" to the back of the block
: so I made a second plug with an O-ring
: seal and installed that (also with
: Teflon tape on its threads). It is
: overkill but I don't want to do this
: again.
:
: I tore a gearbox mount at the start of
: the process so I will put as much of
: the car back together as is reasonable
: but I won't be able to finish the job
: until the new parts arrive.
:
: Doug L.
:
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: My 2nd son borrowed the GT6 today to go
: out with his girlfriend. When he got
: home he said the car started smoking on
: the last of the drive home. I expected
: blue or white smoke in the exhaust but
: instead found smoke coming from under
: the car. It looks like the rear main
: seal failed in a big way.
:
: I just rebuilt this engine a year ago
: so I must have done something horribly
: wrong. I had the gearbox off the
: engine and resting in the car before
: the sun went down. Tomorrow I'll pull
: the flywheel and back plate to see
: what's going on.
:
: I don't know what I will find but I am
: sure it is something I screwed up. I
: will keep you posted with my findings
: but I would also appreciate any tips
: you guys can offer to prevent me from
: screwing up again. Oddly... I replaced
: this seal before (20 years ago) and had
: no problems. Goodness knows what I did
: differently this time.
:
: Thanks,
: Doug
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