Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:50:34 -0500
Reply-To: wilden1@JUNO.COM
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil leak after clutch job... status report
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That camshaft plug is not pressed in. It drops into groves when the case
is mated up.
I'd definitely clean it with Berryman B12 Carb cleaner, wire brush it and
seal it with JB weld before I started splitting the case.
There are also three freeze plug type closures for the oil galleries.
I've never had one to leak but a simple threading process and
installation of threaded brass plugs will repair them forever.
I ain't Bob but it shouldn't effect the core price, more important is
oversized oil drain plugs or a rod sticking out your case.
Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia
On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:00:58 -0500 Jeremy Speer <jspeer@POBOX.COM>
writes:
> Folks,
>
> Well... here's the latest.
>
> To recap: I returned from a local shop after having an LUK clutch
> kit
> installed. The van drove like NEW... but later that day i noticed
> engine
> oil leaking from three places where the tranny mates with the
> engine.
>
> I returned to the shop and showed them the leak. Without a moment's
> hesitation they offered to open it up again and see what was
> leaking.
>
> I picked up the vehicle the second time and after some highway miles
> the
> leak returned in the same places.
>
> I went back one more time. They again offered to open it up, and
> this
> time pressurize the crankcase with air, add dye to the engine oil,
> and
> see exactly where the leak is since they are convinced it cannot be
> the
> engine seal that is leaking. This will be done shortly.
>
> However, the shop owner pointed out three plugs on the front of the
> crankcase, and stopped at the big one right behind the camshaft. He
> said
> that if this plug is leaking i'm basically SOL. The only way to
> repair
> it is to split the case and replace the plug. The plug is not
> threaded,
> it is pressed in when the case halves are assembled.
>
> So, has anybody ever dealt with this before? Is is possible to split
> the
> case halves just a fraction of an inch, free the old plug, install a
> new
> one then re-torque the case bolts?
>
> Boston Bob, if you're reading this, will this affect my core value
> if i
> elect to buy one of your engines?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -jspeer
> '89 Westy, "Mystery Machine"
>
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