Mattml430 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 5 hours ago, nearchoclatetown said: So I guess that means we don't get a picture of you in a monkey suit and showphers hat? No I didn’t do any of the driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Wish it looked like that here. Only see the sun every few days, cloudy and dreary most of the time. At least the white stuff is gone. So when does the DA project start? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 11 minutes ago, nearchoclatetown said: Wish it looked like that here. Only see the sun every few days, cloudy and dreary most of the time. At least the white stuff is gone. So when does the DA project start? We are having a working Bee on that very soon. I need to catch up on some spoke wheels and a few other little jobs. Then I’m onto the 27 chev truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I think I would slit my wrists first rather then restore that Chevy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 4 hours ago, nearchoclatetown said: I think I would slit my wrists first rather then restore that Chevy. I was sharpening the razor blade this morning while looking at it. It’s definitely not one that excites me. They are built so light in comparison to the dodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 The DA sounds like a fun project. The Chevy not so much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieBuick Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 It's going to be a longer wait for a coffee !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Ben and I have been trying to fix a bit of an oil leak on the rear main seal. I removed the sump and trimmed back the gasket so there was no overhang in the slinger trough. Not sure of the exact terminology of that. It improved a little but still leaked after that, so now the cars back with Ben he’s trying to make it better. Going to try sticking the gasket to the sump and make sure there’s no overhanging bits and no gap at the crank. The gasket we got was not really a perfect fit so we’ll try make something a bit better. Definitely not the easiest rear seal to make no leak. Going to try it this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 The rear seal seems to give everyone a pain. That was probably DBs worst design flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutdown Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) It's not a seal. It's an oil slinger. It's what it is and not much you can do about it except hope you have no blow-by when your rings have settled in. some engines could be fitted with a split seal top and bottom halves to fit into the block [ before crank fitted ] and rear main cap [ before fitting this to the block ] but not sure if you can get one for this engine. A friend of mine has a 29 Chev and was quite surprised when he saw the size of the Dodge diff on my car. Even the gearbox is tiny in comparison to the dodge one. Edited March 19 by cutdown (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 The early '15s didn't even have a slinger, just the felt which is just about useless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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