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Date:         Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:51:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      update: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Comments: To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
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ok so ...it is for sure not the oil pressure switch, replaced it a while back and checked it durring this process.. i guess i should do a compression check..

i took it all appart again... under 20 mins ;)... guess 3 times a charm..

I did lube the seal when installed it

anyways the inside of the new seal had torn right off... which me think John game me the wrong seal... oh well i guess i should have checked it out closer..

the engine may have 275,000 kms on it... i am at least the 3rd owner and no very little about it's history ( but i will steer it into the future the best i can )

I have another breather tower and seal i will put on it when i get another crank seal..

thanks for all the quick replies... i off to catch the greyhound...it's almost costing me more then running my syncro down to the city!!!!

I will update you guys as soon as i get the seal

thanks guys Jay

On 19-Sep-10, at 4:09 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:

> Have you done a compression test and checked for excessive blowby? If > you have too much blowby then new seals dont matter much. > > Tom > www.stir-plate.com > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 5:10 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Subject: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro > > hey guys I am losing the battle with an oil leak on my syncro... I > have replaced the oil cooler seal, oil pump seal and oil filler tube > gasket.. > > when i did this it appeared that the main pulley seal was fine ( i > removed the pulley and saw no oil... at least i think i aw no > oil... ) .... I guess i was wrong ;(.. so i put it all back together > washed the oil off the back of the van and drove 200 kms........ > bummer the oil was leaking just as bad as before if not worse... > so I ripped the exhaust and heat sheild back off, pulled the main > pulley off and pryed out the seal and replaced it.... put it all back > together and ran the van for 15 mins... > then splash a ton of oil started spilling out from behind the pulley > ( worse amount yet ) > I am confident the i put the seal in correctly.. > > now this is the question.... have any of you seen a syncro specific > seal for this app.... i don't see any listed but the seal i took out > seemed a bit different then the one i put back in ... it seemed to > have a second outward facing lip ( which i assume is for keeping out > water... > > does anybody have the correct seal part number and where to get them > quickly in canada? > and any thoughts or suggestions of what could be wrong? > > thanks > Jay > <_Certification_.txt>


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