I've got a d--n rear main seal leaking! I was so careful building my engine and checked every thing I did several times. I'm not a novice engine builder,...
Hi Dennis, You must glue the rear main seal to the crankcase with 3M Plastic Gasket to keep the seal from spinning in the case. You can remove the old one by...
Thanks, Barry If I had only known! There's nothing in the instructions about that...dang it! Gotta get a new pan gasket and rear seal, 3M plastic gasket. Never...
Dave just called in shock from the Concours d'Elagance at Hilton Head. He took best of Class with his Hotshot. Congrat's Dave!. I wonder if his head will fit...
Some of the one piece rear seals are marked --this side out.-- ... several times. I'm not a novice engine builder, having built my first one in '56. ... ...
That's great, Dave! It's good to see a Crosley get some positive attention. It appears that Crosleys are no longer sneered at. In '58 I was the butt of a lot...
Chuck, I looked for a lip on the seal, that should face the source of oil, but the one I used was more like a stretchy black rubber doughnut. I'll order a...
The one piece black rubber type is what I was looking at.The center part of the seal is what matters.It's made in such a way It pushes the oil back into the...
I guess that's how I like to look at this, a reward, a vindication if you like, but more a validation for all of us. I can honestly say that the Concours...
I'll preface my post by saying I'd appreciate hints or tricks to doing a Crosley clutch job. Here's the situation: both the engine and transmission are out of...
You need a bushing driver to install them without wrecking them. You can make one out of a piece of roundstock, and a lathe. It is almost impossible to ream it...
Hi hope you guys can help me. I'm trying to identify an engine I got from my father in-law after he passed away. I put a picture of the engine ID plate in...
Doesn't look like a Crosley. A picture of the whole engine would help. Since it has some foreign language on the plate, I'm guessing maybe German, I would...
A couple of weeks ago somebody wrote wanting to know how to set his caster/camber. I remember being appalled that someone suggested to him one inch of toe-in....
Thanks Jim, I think I figured it out. Looks like I may have been way off base, I think ts from a 1957 Renault. I can take pictures of the complete engine...
plate is in French ,it may help with better photo and the number on the base casting for a better chance of figuring it out, the star may be a lead too...
It is a Renault..........pete ... From: Foster Furniture To: Crosley_Gang@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [SPAM]...
Got a message from CAC President Dave. He is in China on business for a week or so. I think he is trying to sell them pizzas or mushrooms or something. ...
Hey...I figured out a way to do this!!! Had to go yhrough my Yahoo groups instead of the link through the club page. Anyway, I am working on making pizza...