Mike Romain

If you don't use the clean rag test for the valve cover, you could be
doing a whole bunch of work for nothing.

Is your valve cover bone dry all around? If it leaks up front, well....

The leak down the back will not be visible from up top or down under.
None will get on the firewall either.

Just my $0.02,

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

NewbieJeepGuy wrote:
> Thanks for the post RoyJ, I am pretty confident that its the Rear Main
> that is leaking. Since there is no oil towards the top of my engine
> or even the backup of the engine and the firewall. Thanks for the
> information from your manual showing that it is indeed a 2 piece rear
> main.
>
> Now does anyone have a good document to follow to replace this seal?
> Thanks again.
>
>

Joe C

FWIW, after tightening the valve cover gasket, it takes quite
a while for the oil to stop dripping on the garage floor!
Joe

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> If you don't use the clean rag test for the valve cover, you could be
> doing a whole bunch of work for nothing.
>
> Is your valve cover bone dry all around? If it leaks up front, well....
>
> The leak down the back will not be visible from up top or down under.
> None will get on the firewall either.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NewbieJeepGuy wrote:
> > Thanks for the post RoyJ, I am pretty confident that its the Rear Main
> > that is leaking. Since there is no oil towards the top of my engine
> > or even the backup of the engine and the firewall. Thanks for the
> > information from your manual showing that it is indeed a 2 piece rear
> > main.
> >
> > Now does anyone have a good document to follow to replace this seal?
> > Thanks again.
> >
> >

Joe C

FWIW, after tightening the valve cover gasket, it takes quite
a while for the oil to stop dripping on the garage floor!
Joe

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45c205d8$0$5349$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> If you don't use the clean rag test for the valve cover, you could be
> doing a whole bunch of work for nothing.
>
> Is your valve cover bone dry all around? If it leaks up front, well....
>
> The leak down the back will not be visible from up top or down under.
> None will get on the firewall either.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NewbieJeepGuy wrote:
> > Thanks for the post RoyJ, I am pretty confident that its the Rear Main
> > that is leaking. Since there is no oil towards the top of my engine
> > or even the backup of the engine and the firewall. Thanks for the
> > information from your manual showing that it is indeed a 2 piece rear
> > main.
> >
> > Now does anyone have a good document to follow to replace this seal?
> > Thanks again.
> >
> >

Joe C

FWIW, after tightening the valve cover gasket, it takes quite
a while for the oil to stop dripping on the garage floor!
Joe

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45c205d8$0$5349$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> If you don't use the clean rag test for the valve cover, you could be
> doing a whole bunch of work for nothing.
>
> Is your valve cover bone dry all around? If it leaks up front, well....
>
> The leak down the back will not be visible from up top or down under.
> None will get on the firewall either.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NewbieJeepGuy wrote:
> > Thanks for the post RoyJ, I am pretty confident that its the Rear Main
> > that is leaking. Since there is no oil towards the top of my engine
> > or even the backup of the engine and the firewall. Thanks for the
> > information from your manual showing that it is indeed a 2 piece rear
> > main.
> >
> > Now does anyone have a good document to follow to replace this seal?
> > Thanks again.
> >
> >

Joe C

FWIW, after tightening the valve cover gasket, it takes quite
a while for the oil to stop dripping on the garage floor!
Joe

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45c205d8$0$5349$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> If you don't use the clean rag test for the valve cover, you could be
> doing a whole bunch of work for nothing.
>
> Is your valve cover bone dry all around? If it leaks up front, well....
>
> The leak down the back will not be visible from up top or down under.
> None will get on the firewall either.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NewbieJeepGuy wrote:
> > Thanks for the post RoyJ, I am pretty confident that its the Rear Main
> > that is leaking. Since there is no oil towards the top of my engine
> > or even the backup of the engine and the firewall. Thanks for the
> > information from your manual showing that it is indeed a 2 piece rear
> > main.
> >
> > Now does anyone have a good document to follow to replace this seal?
> > Thanks again.
> >
> >