| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,876 | Dan, that's good information- - - -which I've had in my shop specification manuals for over 40 years. I'm looking for the diameter of the OIL SEAL area of the small block V8 crankshaft- - - - -where the 2 piece rear main seal rides. I just don't have a small block V8 crankshaft handy to measure right now without tearing down an engine!
Edit:- - - - -got the dimension from my friendly local engine machinist- - - - -2.431 inches. Now I need to measure a GMC seal surface to see how close that size is. I can use a tool post grinder in a conventional lathe to size the crankshaft, and make an aluminum carrier for the seal to fit the engine block. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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