I took the body off and the trans out of my T-bucket to try and find an oil leak. The back outside of the engine - valve covers, oil sender, distributor, amnifold are clean and dry. I have already replaced the rear main with an offset rear main and used a Fel-Pro one piece oil pan gasket.
I thought when the engine was running it looked like the leak was coming from the plug at the back end of the cam. With the trans out I really can't tell. I don't see any leak and the back of the engine is slightly damp. I put a flourescent dye in the oil but can't see too much of it on the back of the engine.
There is a pool of oil on the 'ledge' at the bottom of the block, the space between the back of the block and the machined surface to which the trans mounts. Probably drained there from the back of the engine. I guess it could still be the rear seal although I don't see any oil in the vicinity of the crank.
My question is, if I take the distributor out and use a tool to prime the engine with a drill might there be enough pressure to possibly reveal the leak? I'd have to buy one and I'm cheap
Thanks,
Bill
I thought when the engine was running it looked like the leak was coming from the plug at the back end of the cam. With the trans out I really can't tell. I don't see any leak and the back of the engine is slightly damp. I put a flourescent dye in the oil but can't see too much of it on the back of the engine.
There is a pool of oil on the 'ledge' at the bottom of the block, the space between the back of the block and the machined surface to which the trans mounts. Probably drained there from the back of the engine. I guess it could still be the rear seal although I don't see any oil in the vicinity of the crank.
My question is, if I take the distributor out and use a tool to prime the engine with a drill might there be enough pressure to possibly reveal the leak? I'd have to buy one and I'm cheap
Thanks,
Bill