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
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