Yes the original military engines used the rope seal for sometime. The service manual only refers to the change as "on early L134 engines a wick type seal was used", "on later L134 engines a steel...
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Yes the original military engines used the rope seal for sometime. The service manual only refers to the change as "on early L134 engines a wick type seal was used", "on later L134 engines a steel...
Be sure you measure the crankshaft surface. If the crankshaft diameter at the seal is not correct, no rubber seal will work. I did read a while ago about "cheap" rear main seals having a wide lip and...
Definitely something wrong. This is from a prior post I wrote. They were having similar trouble with the rope seal.
"With a rope seal the crankshaft (no rods or pistons hooked up) should turn...