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Leaking front cover
I decided to pull the engine out on my freshly rebuilt 1750 this past weekend since the effort on properly cleaning gaskets etc would be much more difficult with the engine in the car.
Good idea, since it turns out the reintz head gasket was leaking too...discovered when I drained the oil! ( chocolate milk)
Too bad I hadn't thought to do a search prior to using this type of gasket!
By the way don't forget to remove at least one end of the steering linkage that runs under the engine, to pull the engine while leaving the transmission in the car.
(since I didn't have the car on a hoist this time, had a brain cramp and initially forgot the linkage..took a little longer to get the engine out....)
I'd tried to build this 1750 engine with a minimum of silicone so it would be "easier to disassemble if ever needed", but didn't expect it to leak so much.
The last engine I did , a 2L, was pretty well siliconed up, and it never leaked a bit!
Alex
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