dartfreak75
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Is the seal too deep on this? It looks deeper that it should be to me but if I don't put it in this far it just pops out under finger pressure. Should I buy a new seal and start over?
Timing cover seal
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I install them until they bottom out. Did you put some sealant around the outside of the metal part of the seal?
dartfreak75
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Im wondering if the lip on the cover is worn out because it don't bottom out lol it will go all the way thru if I keep going. Yea I used permatex black rtv
There should be a lip on the front side. They normally install with the rear part of the metal part of the seal flush with the inside of the timing cover.
67dartgtgo
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It isn't much of a lip if there's one there.....I place the front on a piece of 2x8 and install flush to the front.
pishta
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If it has no lip tap it in from the front with a piece of wood to seat it flush. Depends on what year you got on installation procedure: front door for later and early came in the back door.
I've never seen a cover without a lip.
dartfreak75
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I have both styles i have a 68 one that installs from the rear. I have a spare post 70 I will look and see of it has a better lip. There is a small one that I guess it's just not enough to catch the seal the seal is just sliding over it. I will try the block of wood and see what it looks like
me either, guess all my crap is old
Drive the seal even with the out edge. The later TC’s were open front so the seal could be replaced without removing the cover.
pishta
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Whats date on that bad boy, 85?
dartfreak75
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So I checked my other 2 and they are both the first style rtc-318a the one im using must have came off my 318 it was an 86 year model. But I did the block of wood trick and it worked its flush now and I put some more rtv in the crack I think it will be ok now
dartfreak75
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Apparently it came off my 318 which is a 86 I didn't even know there was a difference after 70 I have 3 of them I just picked the one in the best shape. I have a really nice earlier one but it don't have the timing tab on it. So I chose this one. Lol
Thanks Pishta. Another post bookmarked. Good information here!
I always use NATIONAL seals for everything and if they don't have it in stock I will look for someone that does or I wait !!Advance Auto Parts - Down for Maintenance
Could there be a difference from magnum vs la? I've seen one before that installed from front but not sure what it came from. What's part # on TC?
dartfreak75
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Yes there is a difference im not sure if they are interchangeable or not.
i think the cover is different because of the serpentine stuff, and it probably has the same updated seal
ChargedDart75
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The picture pishta posted with the three covers, the far right one is a Magnum cover.
notice the magnum cover has no way to mount a fuel pump
rustycowll69
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I've mocked them up with a dampener temporarily installed to center the seal and timing cover bore on the crank, and drilled the timing cover and front of block for installing two pins to "permanently" match the location of the timing cover to the block, so if you have to remove the timing cover for service, you can easily put it back in the exact same position.
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Oogliboogli
I have 2 .
Smile, you learn'd something today.
You can set them as deep as you want if you want to set the seal to avoid a groove on the dampener, say it has one...
Yeah, evidently I've not seen one that late a model.
U can’t leave all that sealer in there. It will eventually come off and go thru the motor. Kim
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