Dennis, Thankks. Will check it  out.

John

On 10/23/2012 6:54 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> If the pulley is dry the crank pulley seal and o-ring is not the problem.
> The o-ring prevents oil from working out the keyway and if it is leaking oil
> will come from under the bolt head. The crank seal will get the back of the
> pulley and the belts wet. The usual cause of leakage in back is the oil
> pressure sensor and oil pump cover gasket.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> JRodgers
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:24 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
>
> Got an oil leak on my 2.1 coming from under the pulley. Might be the oil
> pump, but I suspect a seal There is/was a large diameter "O" ring seal and a
> smaller seal - and the large "O" ring is for those engine with P/S and A/C.
> It seems this "O" ring is NLA. At least I cannot find any vendors that have
> it. Van-Cafe shows it on their website but they haven't been able to get it
> for some time.
>
> Question is - is this large "O"ring necessary or is the smaller seal by
> itself sufficient to do the job. I have never had this apart before so am
> not quite sure what I will face when I tear into it, but I sure would like
> to have the correct and necessary parts on hand before I start.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> Birmingham
>
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