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On 22 Dec 98, at 15:05, Robert Braun wrote: > got it back to the barn and noticed > it was bleeding oil like crazy..... PO said when he parked it he > thought the flywheel was loose and making a terrible racket from the > engine.... > the guy who's helping me out with this project says the flywheel could > have oblonged and messed up the crank while breaking the main seal > around it... The flywheel will not "oblong", but it is possible that something else has destroyed your seal. It it relatively common for the #1 main bearing to come loose and allow lots of end play in the crank. This usually leads to lots of oil leakage and a destroyed case. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/