Good one Ken! I bet Alan Jackson could make something from it! Jim R. Lowery, 1952 Chevy 1/2 ton, Deluxe cab Abilene, Texas
-----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Cluley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [old-chevy-truck] Re: [oletrucks] rear main seal on 216 Hey Jim That sounds like the title of a good country and western song - oh, you were talking about oil! Ken "Lowery, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mike, are you doing lots of miles weekly? A little gets burned, a little bit blows out draft tube, a little bit drips... Jim R. Lowery, 1952 Chevy 1/2 ton, Deluxe cab Abilene, Texas -----Original Message----- From: Mike Thayer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: [oletrucks] rear main seal on 216 After replacing the hydraulic lifters and replacing the lifter cover gasket (Two thickness's to choose from at FLAPS) I cut my leaks by 60%, replacing the oil pan gasket virtually eliminated the rest. And I was certain I would have to replace the rear seal in my 235. ...Now if I can only figure out where all the oil is going. Using a quart a week, but not leaking it (several drops while sitting at cold iron) and not burning it (As far as I can tell- compression tests were all good.) Been keeping an eye on it, but the oil is still going somewhere. Mike '51 3100 Jacksonville FL -- In [email protected], "Steven Ley" wrote: > Just as a historical comment, but it the days when these were in common > use, we had a lot of valve cover leaks. GM came out with a valve cover > gasket made out of cork that was twice as thick as the standard cork > gasket. The point was that it would fit misshapen valve covers better and > this was all we used in our dealership. I haven't gotten to my engine yet, > but I'm going to look into it when I do, cause we felt that it was a better > idea.(Not the F*** type!!!). Some people, however, felt that that the > thicker gasket caused the oil to wick through, but I never felt that way. > > Steve Ley > 51 Chevrolet Canopy Express > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Will Nelle > > To: ; Ole Trucks Post > > > Date: 1/24/2005 10:44:20 AM > > Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: [oletrucks] rear main seal on 216 > > > > > > Following up on this, I spoke with Gene Beck, at Beck's Machine in > California, a well known engine builder. He confirms what Lee has said > about many of the leaks coming from the rear of the valve cover and the > lifter cover. I will look this over carefully this evening as replacing > these two gaskets would obviously be far easier than dealing with the rear > main seal. Maybe this information will be helpful to some of you as well. > > > > Gene did comment that while the 235 rubber seal can work on the 216, it > is a real hassle and should only be attempted when the engine is entirely > apart. Of course if you are at that point, you might also consider the > rubber one piece seal that is available. Granted, this takes some > machining on the block, but it is also supposed to cure oil leaks entirely. > Anyway, Gene's suggestion was to stick with the rope seal if changing it by > simply dropping the pan and a few main caps. > > > > Thanks Lee and Jim for your input. > > > > "K. M. Lehmann" wrote: > > > > Hi All > > Back in the days when I ran the inliners, a lot of the leaks that looked > > like rear main were from the rear of valve cover or the biggest culprit > > being the lower rear corner of the side cover, the 216 & early series 235 > > being the worst. These leaks seep very slowly and are hard to detect as > they > > most usually leak while driving warm engine and seep thru the bell and > > engine parting and collects in the flywheel housing. > > Lee > > Updated '54 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Will Nelle" > > To: "Ole-Chevy-Truck Post" ; "Ole Trucks > > Post" > > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 6:32 AM > > Subject: [oletrucks] rear main seal on 216 > > > > > > > As much as I would like to proceed with installing the transmission and > > getting my truck in driving shape, my better judgement tells me that I > ought > > to take the time to change out the rear main seal and drop my oil leak to > a > > tolerable level. My preferance is to use a molded rubber seal as I have > > heard they further reduce leaks (over the rope seals). I know they are > > available for the 235, but not sure about the 216. It could be that the > two > > engines have the same dimensions in the rear seal area, allowing use of > the > > 235 rubber seal on the 216. Can anyone confirm this for me? > > > > > > Will Nelle > > > Longview, TX > > > '51 Chevy 3600 > > > > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959 > > > > > > *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** > > > > > > Your messages not reaching the list? > > > Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html > > > > > > *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or > > try > > > *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool > > > *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo > > > *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! 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