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July 6th 2003, 21:24
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OK, Engine is out.....now what ????
In my quest to figure out what is grinding in my engine, I pulled it tonight. Holy Shmokes was it ever hot in my garage! I had sweat coming out of places that I never imagined
 Anyway, there was a bit of oil leaking from the engine when it was in the car. It came from where the engine meets the tranny. There is a bit of oil in the bellhousing, but not much. I also noticed that I can move the shaft that is coming out of the tranny (sorry, don't know the name of the thing), there is some play on this, is this ok ? So what to do know, I want to take a logical approach, without taking more apart than needed...... Thanks, Rob. 
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July 6th 2003, 22:58
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99% sure your rear main seal is leaking. Replace it. There will be a little play in that shaft. Probably nothing to worry about. But replace the seal and get a breather or breather box to help ventilate the case and take some strain off of the seals. Hope this helps.
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July 7th 2003, 09:15
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Rob,
Does the crankshaft rotate ? Give us the details again. When my old engine seized, I pulled both heads off and also pulled the cylinders about half way over the pistons, not completely off. this allowed me to move each rod on the crank and it turned out that #3 rod bearing on the crank had seized. I then put it back togeather and its been sitting on my workbench ever since ! Hope this helps. Sandeep
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July 7th 2003, 13:59
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Oh S***. I didn't see that it was grinding. Yeah, you have other problems.
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Julian '74 Super "If you are under control you're going too slow" - Parnelli Jones
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July 9th 2003, 21:01
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My 1600 is sitting on my garage floor.
I am trying to figure out what is grinding. The fan rotates freely nothing is binding there, and when I crank over the engine with a socket (plugs removed), I don't notice anything strange either. It looks like one of the pushrod tubes is leaking oil. In order to take a closer look at it I need to put the engine on its side. Can I do this without wrecking anything (e.g. valve cover) ? Also, how do I fix that leak ? I don't want to spend much money on this engine, I figure I'll try to fix the leak, adjust the valves and stick it back in the bug. Eventually I want another engine (TIV), but it would be nice if I could still use this one for a while. Thanks, Rob.
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