Rear main

[dfitch50]

Hello

I have a question on the rear main on my 50 plymouth 218.dropped the oil pan to put on new gaskets and change the rear main seal, motors been leaking oil sense I’ve owned the car. The end of the crankshaft where the flywheel is bolted on is dry and clean. Does this mean the rear main is still holding?

[dpollo]

I would not change that rear seal if everything is as good as it looks in the picture.

 

Have a real good look at the pan gasket and the pan flange where bolt holes may be distorted due to over tightening.

A little hammer and dolly work will fix this.

[dfitch50]

Ok , thanks dpollo, I’ll check out that pan flange also. Looking closer ,looks like it might have been leaking at the fuel pump, to block gasket also.

[Branded]

Rear main seal looks like it’s doing it’s jib. Follow the attached link as to installation of the pan gaskets, don’t cut anything.

 

 

[dfitch50]

Thanks Branded.

[DrDoctor]

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Edited May 8, 2018 by DrDoctor

[dpollo]

I have a long time friend in Bucyrus.  He is a dedicated  fan of Chrysler's products.

[dfitch50]

DrDoctor, Wichita is my hometown, been in Udall ten years, a lot quieter.

 

dpollo, I had to look up Bucyrus, don’t think I had ever heard of it, now I have. It’s even smaller than Udall.

[dpollo]

Population was listed as  zero at one time.   Takes three days for your dog to run away too.

[classiccarjack]

Whenever I can escape California, I love being at my "real" home in Herington.

 

I was born and raised in the "little apple", Manhattan.  I even attended KSU...  Good to know of some Kansas folk out there.  Perhaps I can visit some of you?

[DrDoctor]

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Edited May 8, 2018 by DrDoctor

[Dodgeb4ya]

 Bucyrus, Ohio home of the ..Bucyrus Erie steam cranes

[dfitch50]

I have been to Reese and also Sun city. Going into the tavern in Sun city was like going back in time, when I first went in there in the 80s. Busters.