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Re: [T3] Oil leak


On 30 Oct 99, at 1:51, Kurt Makoske wrote:

> I have a friend who just put a rebuilt 1776 motor in his type1 about 2000 miles ago.
> He plugged the breather on the oil filler for a few days, and now he is leaking oil
> from behind the crank pulley, even after he unplugged the breather.
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this oil leak, or why it is still
> happening?  Someone had suggested installing a sand seal.  Will this work?

The symptom is leaking oil out the back of the engine. However, the 
PROBLEM is too much blowby through rings that haven't seated or with 
cylinders that have walls too thin. You can't FIX this with a sand 
seal, but you may be able to put it out of mind for a short time. 
Chances are, however, that it will just get worse.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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