[T3] UPDATE lightened flywheel HELP Need HELP now!!!

[Kevin Howlett <vwkevin@corrcomm.net>]

I put a accelerator pump in I found in a box of spare carb gaskets that
I had, sync the carbs, got it running good.  Then I looked under the
engine and saw a drop of oil under the main seal.  I wiped the oil up to
make sure that it was not just leftover from before and dried off the
case good, let the car idle a few more minutes and I be dang it there is
not more oil under the engine the next time I look down there.  end play
was set at 5 thousandths, why is this thing destroying main seals as
soon as the engine warms up?  And locking up on the main every time I
get about 35 miles on it after a rebuild?  I have had bugs that ran
basically forever, but this dang type III is a piece of crap.  After 2
different types of counterweighted cranks, 3 align boring jobs, 3
mechanics, 2 cases, 2 years, 5 tear downs, 2 sets of dual carbs, 2 sets
of rods, 100's of  my own hours, and I am very ashamed to even start to
mention how much $$$ I have spent on this.   I now have a 1776cc piece
of crap squareback that I can not drive.  Not to mention that my fenders
and hood are at the body shop getting the trim holes welded up so that I
can get this thing painted that I can NOT drive.  What a wast of my past
3 years, and money.  Someone try to convince me to not throw in the
towell.

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