Re: Mike's 53 Clipper

Posted by Tobs On 2016/11/5 1:32:11

Well, yesterday I drilled a 1/16 inch dia hole in the rear main and installed the small roll pin in the cap to hold the seal from rotating. Forming and cutting the seal in the cap was straight forward, but cutting the seal that was up in the block was a little more tricky. It is very cramped between the block and crank, so I cut a razor blade down to about 1/2 inch wide and using a magnet to hold, and a regular screwdriver to push the blade, I was able to make a clean cut on the upper seal. Oil pan is back on also, but not quite ready to start the engine yet. Still have to button up a few things. I'll be Running 10w30 oil since it is winter.
I'm looking forward to driving again!!