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Date:         Tue, 6 Jun 2000 21:59:23 -0400
Reply-To:     kathy jacobs <sevwc@SEVWC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kathy jacobs <sevwc@SEVWC.COM>
Organization: South Eastern VW Club
Subject:      80 severe rear crankshaft leak
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 Found this on the air cooled newsgroup. Thought someone could help him!PLease replay to him!
Kathy 87 GL
His email is roq8cyans@aol.com
My '80 Westy had a severe rear crankshaft seal leak, which I arranged to have
fixed.  Alas, the leak has come back -- same puddles, same 1 Qt./300 Mi. leak
rate.  I'm guessing that either the seal was damaged during installation, or
the crankshaft has excessive endplay.  Also, shortly after picking it up from
the shop, I checked the oil and it was overfilled by about half the distance
between the "add" and "full" markings.  Could that have something to do with
it?  Is there something else that could have caused the leak to come back, that
I missed?
Thanks in advance for answers, advice and ubiquitous off-topic (but nonetheless
entertaining) comments  :-)
--Rusty J.
'80 Vanagon Westy -- the MacroBus



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