dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
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?
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 rtvI install them until they bottom out. Did you put some sealant around the outside of the metal part of the seal?
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
me either, guess all my crap is oldI've never seen a cover without a lip.
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. LolWhats date on that bad boy, 85?
Thanks Pishta. Another post bookmarked. Good information here!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.
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Yes there is a difference im not sure if they are interchangeable or not.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?
i think the cover is different because of the serpentine stuff, and it probably has the same updated sealCould 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?
The picture pishta posted with the three covers, the far right one is a Magnum cover.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?
notice the magnum cover has no way to mount a fuel pumpThe picture pishta posted with the three covers, the far right one is a Magnum cover.
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.remember to install the dampener with the cover a little loose, so it can center itself, before you tighten it down
I have 2 .I've never seen a cover without a lip.
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...
U can’t leave all that sealer in there. It will eventually come off and go thru the motor. KimSo 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
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