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Old 04-10-2008, 05:43 PM
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degnitz_3732
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Thanks for everybodys input. Needless to say we still haven't completely stopped the leak. We took the motor out last night, cleaned everything up. We have a shaft with a drill we use to get the oil primed which build oil pressure. So we did this and watched the back of the block for leaks. We found that there are three 1/4 set screws about where the camshaft is. Two of these were flush with the block, and one was sticking outwards about 1/8 inch. The one that was sticking out leaked oil when we ran the oil pump. So we then taped it and put a little sealer on it and put it all back together. We then started the car and let it run for about 15 minutes (Temp of 180). It didn't leak at first, but then the oil started thinning and it started to leak a bit in the same place as the night before. The only good thing that came out of this was that it only leaked about 6 drips while it was running, and the other night is leaked a puddle on the ground. So now we really don't know what we should do. Obviously we need to take it back out and try something. We thought about tapping the hole a little deeper, but then we have to worry about getting metal shavings in our oil. Has anyone else had any problems with these set plugs??? We have pretty much ruled out the rear main seal, because there isn't a drip of oil on the crankshaft or around the seal. It runs down from that plug and down around the crank and down the motor plate/oil pan. If you have any suggestions please let me know Also, this is a Dart 'Little M' block. Thank you, Derek.
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