Re: Bell housing leak

[Kevin Curry <kevin@domain.elided>]

Thanks for the info, it's definitely motoroil. My ATF is still fairly
prestine with that pretty red color - this fluid is black.

Daniel Nees wrote:

> Kevin,
>    Was it motor oil? If it was then the rear main seal is leaking. This
> is the seal around the end of the crankshaft. You have to move (easier
> if you remove) the tranny and take off the fly wheel and replace the
> seal. It isn't really hard.
>    If it is auto fluid, then that could be a number of things. The front
> seal of the tranny can go, the seal around the pump can go, there could
> be too much pressure inside the tranny and it could be forcing the fluid
> out the vent hole, there could be to much fluid inside the trany and it
> is being forced out the vent hole.
>    Hope this helps.
>
> ---------Dan Nees---------
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