2.8 V6 Timing Cover questions

[kmathis]

Ok, so I probably didn't follow the proper procedure locating my timing cover to insure that my front seal won't leak. If I remove the cover so I can correct this, I do have a question about the front main seal:
Where do I locate the seal in the cover? toward the front of the cover, middle or all the way back? there is enough room to stack three of them in there. Hey, maybe that's the answer. I currently located it mid way.

I do want to get this right, my 1725 leaks enough so if I can prevent a leak in the future, I would sure like to do it now than after I do the swap.

I did get my Transmission mods done so far this week, so I am getting closer to mocking up the engine, bell housing and trans.

Thanks for your help.

 

[MikeH]

I looked in the Pruett book, but all it says is to install the seal using the Ford tool. On my 289 it says to press it in all of the way. I think If you look at the crank damper/pulley, you should see where the old seal rode.

 

[socorob]

If you stil have the top part of tour offy intake off, could you post a picture of what the top part looks like from the bottom? Thinking about fuel injection and hate to pull mine off just to see what it looms like. Thanks b

 

[kmathis]

That's what I will do, Thanks, Mike.

 

[V6 JOSE]

Hi Kelly,

You did it right. I recommend putting it in the middle of the bore.

Jose

Ok, so I probably didn't follow the proper procedure locating my timing cover to insure that my front seal won't leak. If I remove the cover so I can correct this, I do have a question about the front main seal:
Where do I locate the seal in the cover? toward the front of the cover, middle or all the way back? there is enough room to stack three of them in there. Hey, maybe that's the answer. I currently located it mid way.

I do want to get this right, my 1725 leaks enough so if I can prevent a leak in the future, I would sure like to do it now than after I do the swap.

I did get my Transmission mods done so far this week, so I am getting closer to mocking up the engine, bell housing and trans.

Thanks for your help.

 

[kmathis]

If you stil have the top part of tour offy intake off, could you post a picture of what the top part looks like from the bottom? Thinking about fuel injection and hate to pull mine off just to see what it looms like. Thanks b

Robbie: For some reason it won't let me post a picture; I will send you an e-mail.

 

[socorob]

thanks, ill keep an eye out for it

 

[dmich2]

Kelly. Not to be a putz, but when I was looking at your photo I noticed you have that very nice and quite expensive hardtop resting against the wall on it's rear posts. I thought I remembered a post years ago advising that's a big no-no!!!! Here it is.....just in case.

http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=9205&highlight=storing+hardtop

Your car and engine look great.

Dennis

 

[kmathis]

Thanks for letting me know about that, Dennis; I have been meaning to hang it from the ceiling since I bought it; it is a future project.

On the timing cover location; I checked my front main seal and I was off center by a lot, so I pulled it off, put new gaskets on dry and a new front seal and centered it with the damper pulley, tightened up the bolts and that was that. I definetely would have had an oil leak out the front on start up.
It is no wonder that the Ranger/Bronco II owners complain about the 2.8 leaking out the front seal. You just have to know the tricks. I am trying to learn them before I do this swap.

Thanks for everybody's input on this board.