1931 ford oil leak

It's official, I'm an idiot!

I saw the copper washers in the gasket kit and kinda thought they go on the oil tube bolts but it already had steel washers so I made a mental note and left it. After inspecting the flywheel and not seeing oil on it but rather saw it dripping off of the oil tube I decided it was a good time to change the washers.

NO MORE LEAKS!!!
 
drumyn29 said:
It's official, I'm an idiot!

I saw the copper washers in the gasket kit and kinda thought they go on the oil tube bolts but it already had steel washers so I made a mental note and left it. After inspecting the flywheel and not seeing oil on it but rather saw it dripping off of the oil tube I decided it was a good time to change the washers.

NO MORE LEAKS!!!
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No, No..... Not an idiot... My oil leak stopped but got my pan and return pipe gaskets from Snyders today... I took my car for 40 min, 15 mile city drive and she was cool engine heat wise... All good but will replace the gaskets soon.
 
Pat,

I have a newly rebuilt engine in my Model A and believe the rear main oil seal casting in the block was not RTV'd into place. Can I remove the oil pan, clean up the rear main seal casting with a good solvent and add RTV without removing the crankshaft? Kent
 
kentdepe said:
Pat,

I have a newly rebuilt engine in my Model A and believe the rear main oil seal casting in the block was not RTV'd into place. Can I remove the oil pan, clean up the rear main seal casting with a good solvent and add RTV without removing the crankshaft? Kent
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The original cast aluminum piece should work fine without RTV.
 
In lieu of a road draft tube you can hook the loose end back around into the carburetor. See pix


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I put aplastic bag over the oil fill and ran it at high idol and it just fluttered.

Next I think I want to drive it without the cap and see if maybe somehow the cap is restricting.

My gut tells me rear main.
 
My gut tells me this engine is worn out by looking back at previous posts about it. Not wanting to profess bad news but, just being real.
 
Now that I have learned a bit more about these Model A's I think I will drop the pan again and inspect the oil drain tube for a clog. I may even become brave and take rear main cap off and plastigauge it.
 
They also leak around the bolts holding the rear main on .A little permatex around the bolts will stop this leak .
 
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