front seal direction?

[JtownJoe Member Find all posts View Profile Close JtownJoe]

Hi, I have the new modern seal and there is an inner ring that appears to be directional, does the beveled side inner seal fin point toward the radiator or toward the crank case?

[Mitch Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Mitch]

http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/Co...ions-10198.pdf

[DaWizard Grumpy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DaWizard]

Just a tidbit of food for thought.

When installing a modern sprung seal, the spring ALWAYS goes toward the liquid you want to keep in!

[JtownJoe Member Find all posts View Profile Close JtownJoe]

Thanx guys!

[pAAt Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pAAt]

Question, is the new modern seal the best way to go ? Pat

[Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom Wesenberg]

Question, is the new modern seal the best way to go ? Pat

Not for me. I like the rope seals just fine, and have never had one leak.

[George Miller RIPThe VFF will miss you"Permanent Member" Find all posts View Profile Close George Miller]

plus 1

[Dennis Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dennis]

My rope leaked the install before the current one which is the modern seal. Rope leaked like a seive, modern seal is dry as a bone. If you install the modern you need to put some rtv around the outer part of the seal.

[plyfor Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close plyfor]

Tom: what rope seals do you use, the white teflon ones? Ours are leaking on a new motor with good pulley. Maybe break- in needed? Are the modern seals neoprene, nitrile, etc? We removed from a motor an older neoprene that was not very effective.

[Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom Wesenberg]

Yes, I think the last one I used was pretty white with a black rubber in the center. The older ones I used were more grey colored without any center rubber, and they also worked fine.

[JtownJoe Member Find all posts View Profile Close JtownJoe]

Hi all, Just a follow up on the problems with the 2 pc. broken crank pulley I was dealing with in late October.
I finally got the new (screw together pulley) installed after checking all the main bearing clearances while I had the pan off and reinstalled the new "modern front seal" as per DaWizards instructioins and followed the "leakless oil pan" instructions to the T and I'm delighted to report no leaks at, so far, after about a 100 mile of test runs and a few hard pulls, on some very long steep hills in the area, over a few weeks period.
Weather has taken a turn for the worse so I am grounded for a while right now.
Thanx so much to all who replied with their valued input. I'll keep the forum updated if anything changes on the front seal results. Many thanks again!!

[DaWizard Grumpy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DaWizard]

Great news Joe, thanks for the update. Always good to hear another successful case.