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Born an I-6, spent the teenage, 20 and 30 years as a 302, but at 40 will reach full potential as a 351C.
I thought someone had posted a video/photo of the venerable 351C two piece rear main seal install. Didn't come across one in the search. Perhaps someone can enlighten me in this regard.
Outside of that, I believe the key is to:
0. I guess most people like to spend $30 for a pair of seals....
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cgt-c5689 because the ones in the kit are crap...I guess....
Are they really crap? Do I really have to spend $30 for .05 oz of VITON????
No, I am not remachining my block for a one piece seal. What is that, like $50 to machine + the one piece seal cost. Is it really that hard to keep the oil from leaking out the rear? I mean, I don't want oil leaking like everyone else, but come on.
1. Offset the seals so the ends or not fully covered by the seat by like 1/8-1/4 of an inch.
2. Dab some RTV onto the ends of the seal- 2 top, 2 bottom, 4 total.
(Not sure which RTV to use(red, blue, black, gray, high temp, blah blah blah:
http://www.permatex.com/products-2/product-categories/gasketing/gasket-makers
ugh.)
3. Say a Hail Mary...respectfully mind you.
4. Align and mash.
5. When you realize you didn't carefully match the offset ends of the 2 piece seal, remove $30 seals, and install the second set you bought because you were smart enough to know you would be stupid enough to not carefully match the offset ends the first time around.
Outside of that, I believe the key is to:
0. I guess most people like to spend $30 for a pair of seals....
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cgt-c5689 because the ones in the kit are crap...I guess....
Are they really crap? Do I really have to spend $30 for .05 oz of VITON????
No, I am not remachining my block for a one piece seal. What is that, like $50 to machine + the one piece seal cost. Is it really that hard to keep the oil from leaking out the rear? I mean, I don't want oil leaking like everyone else, but come on.
1. Offset the seals so the ends or not fully covered by the seat by like 1/8-1/4 of an inch.
2. Dab some RTV onto the ends of the seal- 2 top, 2 bottom, 4 total.
(Not sure which RTV to use(red, blue, black, gray, high temp, blah blah blah:
http://www.permatex.com/products-2/product-categories/gasketing/gasket-makers
ugh.)
3. Say a Hail Mary...respectfully mind you.
4. Align and mash.
5. When you realize you didn't carefully match the offset ends of the 2 piece seal, remove $30 seals, and install the second set you bought because you were smart enough to know you would be stupid enough to not carefully match the offset ends the first time around.
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