Re: Rear main seal install RB

[Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Again I apologize for my miss spelling. I am without excuse and it is funny.
The corTeco seal comes with a silicon rubber side seal set. I slurp them 
will with ultra copper so they slide in plus I put a smear of it on the 
bottom of the seal holder just so nothing will leak by in case the mating 
isnt perfect. It works for me. Save for a couple of defective seals from 
felpro when they changed suppliers  a few yaers back I have not had any 
complaints . It was at that time i switched to the Corteco brand. The 
defective felpros had switched to a black harder side seal kit from the old 
white oil sensitive seal and would not swell tight like the old ones. I set 
them in a block here  after the prescribed preesoak once overnight to see 
and they were actually still loose the next morning so that is when i 
switsched.  Ah chevy guys! I well remember a Chevy guy phoning here several 
times cursing mopars and rear main seal . When i went to see he had done the 
same , no side seals just goop RTV. Ya jus cant trust guys who like Russian 
engines in French cars I always say! And yes the 383 holder is the same.
Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Raffa" <dge645b@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: Rear main seal install RB


> Thanks for the input Don
> So you are saying to use the factory rear cap with a original style rear 
> main seal kit.Should use any kind of sealer on the install?
> I dont have the original 440 rear cap but I do have one from a 383,are 
> they the same?
> Like I said I do not want to do this again(lol).
> The shop that did the motor,?first use the factory cap but used rtv 
> instead of side seals,that leaked 20min after first start up,took the 
> engine out
> and brought back to him,he said I always use rtv and never had a 
> problem(GM lover),this time he put in MP billet rear cap in and it did 
> make it
> leak a lot less,but after driving this past summer it showed signs of 
> leaking again.So it is my time to do it,I just want to do it correctly.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 5:51 pm
> Subject: Re: Rear main seal install RB
>
>
> Take the freaky fancy rear main seal and give it to someone you dont like. 
> Use a normal one. Dress the deal holder a bit on the bottom with a file . 
> Not much , just clean it up. It makes the seal just a tiny bit tighter. I 
> like the cordeco seal best. The funnny stuff will work should you be lucky 
> enought to get it installed but the factory style works perfectly I have 
> found. I used some goofy thing my pal brought inhis engine. Spent half a 
> day installing it. When last freshened the engine he said "you arent going 
> to need a new seal for the billet one are you.?" I said" nope cause I aint 
> using one again." (That bandito! How did he know?) My rule in old age is 
> if it comes in a blister pack then it is probably no good.?
> Grumpy old Don?
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Raffa" <dge645b@xxxxxxx>?
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>?
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 5:16 PM?
> Subject: Rear main seal install RB?
> ?
> > ?
> > ?
> > Been trying half the afternoon to get this Hughes rear main seal kit > 
> > in,but cant figure for the life of me how to get?the side seals to stay 
> > in > the retainer when I try to put it into the block.The engine is on a 
> > stand. > This is the 3rd time for this repair,the engine is newly rebuilt 
> > and the > shop that?
> > built it for me has done it twice (yes I have taken the motor out three > 
> > times)so now it is time for me to do it myself.I do not want to do this > 
> > again!!!!?
> > Anybody have any?suggestions on installing these? I am using all updated 
> >  > parts.?
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