In total agreement. It's alot faster, and not too bad of a job either.

Ron Semko
Orlando, Florida

Carrington, Tom wrote:

> Over-filling the oil won't cause the rear main seal to blow. I have also
> found that it is quicker to leave the engine in, and remove the tranny to
> replace the seal.
>
> TomC
> tcarrington@relitech.com
> http://volksweb.relitech.com
> 85 Vanagon Crew Cab
> 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
> 65 Notchback
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jesse Falsone [SMTP:falsonej@NICHOLS.COM]
> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 1:32 PM
> > To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:      oil leak from rear main seal?
> >
> > My '83 AC Vanagon is leaking oil, presumably from the rear main seal
> > from what I can see.  The leak is most prominent after prolonged
> > operation, but it eventually stops when the engine cools.  The engine
> > was rebuilt about 5 years ago (rear main replaced), but has only about
> > 30K on the rebuild.  Regardless of the leak, it runs great.  My
> > questions are:
> >
> > 1) Could a slight overfill of the crankcase oil have caused this?
> >
> > 2) Is there any reasonable way to remedy the problem without yanking the
> > engine and replacing the seal?  RTV?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jesse Falsone
> > Annapolis, MD