Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
#11
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Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
"Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
> Jerry McG wrote:
>
> > Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> > "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> > did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
I'd
> > replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
the
> > package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
cap
> > had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> > basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
cap
> > groove.
> >
> > The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
time
> > as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
is
> > as dry as a popcorn fart...
> >
> > Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> > the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
went
> > back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
insurance. I
> > have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
> >
> > WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> > between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
oil,
> > not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
(this
> > is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> > leaking. HELP!!!!
> >
> >
>
#12
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Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
"Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
> Jerry McG wrote:
>
> > Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> > "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> > did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
I'd
> > replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
the
> > package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
cap
> > had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> > basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
cap
> > groove.
> >
> > The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
time
> > as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
is
> > as dry as a popcorn fart...
> >
> > Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> > the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
went
> > back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
insurance. I
> > have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
> >
> > WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> > between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
oil,
> > not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
(this
> > is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> > leaking. HELP!!!!
> >
> >
>
#13
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Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
"Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
> Jerry McG wrote:
>
> > Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> > "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> > did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
I'd
> > replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
the
> > package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
cap
> > had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> > basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
cap
> > groove.
> >
> > The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
time
> > as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
is
> > as dry as a popcorn fart...
> >
> > Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> > the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
went
> > back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
insurance. I
> > have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
> >
> > WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> > between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
oil,
> > not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
(this
> > is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> > leaking. HELP!!!!
> >
> >
>
#14
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Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
ya got me then... I know mine is a valve cover leak (which got worse
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
#15
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Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
ya got me then... I know mine is a valve cover leak (which got worse
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
#16
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Posts: n/a
Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
ya got me then... I know mine is a valve cover leak (which got worse
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
#17
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Posts: n/a
Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
ya got me then... I know mine is a valve cover leak (which got worse
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
when I replaced the gasket but that's another issue).
Jerry McG wrote:
> "Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:PkBQc.10218$cK.118@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>
>>valve cover is leaking... looks like rear main leak. very common problem.
>
>
> The rear of the head below the valve cover is as dry as a bone all the way
> across, and ther's no sign of a leak anywhere else around the cover. ?????
>
>
>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
>
> the
>
>>>"oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
>
> which
>
>>>did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal
>
> I'd
>
>>>replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in
>
> the
>
>>>package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main
>
> cap
>
>>>had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
>>>basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main
>
> cap
>
>>>groove.
>>>
>>>The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this
>
> time
>
>>>as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head
>
> is
>
>>>as dry as a popcorn fart...
>>>
>>>Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
>
> per
>
>>>the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan
>
> went
>
>>>back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for
>
> insurance. I
>
>>>have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>>>
>>>WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
>>>between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor
>
> oil,
>
>>>not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main
>
> (this
>
>>>is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
>>>leaking. HELP!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
#18
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Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
I would say the oil gallery plug is more than likely the culprit.
Chris
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ceum4n0u5f@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal I'd
> replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in the
> package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main cap
> had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main cap
> groove.
>
> The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this time
> as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head is
> as dry as a popcorn fart...
>
> Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan went
> back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for insurance.
I
> have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>
> WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor oil,
> not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main (this
> is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> leaking. HELP!!!!
>
>
Chris
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ceum4n0u5f@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal I'd
> replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in the
> package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main cap
> had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main cap
> groove.
>
> The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this time
> as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head is
> as dry as a popcorn fart...
>
> Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan went
> back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for insurance.
I
> have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>
> WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor oil,
> not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main (this
> is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> leaking. HELP!!!!
>
>
#19
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Posts: n/a
Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
I would say the oil gallery plug is more than likely the culprit.
Chris
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ceum4n0u5f@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal I'd
> replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in the
> package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main cap
> had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main cap
> groove.
>
> The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this time
> as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head is
> as dry as a popcorn fart...
>
> Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan went
> back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for insurance.
I
> have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>
> WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor oil,
> not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main (this
> is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> leaking. HELP!!!!
>
>
Chris
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ceum4n0u5f@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal I'd
> replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in the
> package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main cap
> had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main cap
> groove.
>
> The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this time
> as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head is
> as dry as a popcorn fart...
>
> Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan went
> back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for insurance.
I
> have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>
> WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor oil,
> not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main (this
> is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> leaking. HELP!!!!
>
>
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Blankety-Blank Rear Seal!!!!
I would say the oil gallery plug is more than likely the culprit.
Chris
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ceum4n0u5f@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal I'd
> replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in the
> package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main cap
> had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main cap
> groove.
>
> The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this time
> as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head is
> as dry as a popcorn fart...
>
> Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan went
> back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for insurance.
I
> have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>
> WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor oil,
> not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main (this
> is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> leaking. HELP!!!!
>
>
Chris
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ceum4n0u5f@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so I finally got around to pulling the pan off my YJ to investigate
the
> "oil leak that won't die" today. I'd just put a new seal in it in May,
which
> did abiout nothing to stop the drips on the grage floor. Like the seal I'd
> replaced in May, the one I took out today looked as good as it did in the
> package, it was installed in the right direction (natch) and the main cap
> had been sealed on the edges with RTV as the book said. The seal was
> basically dry as a bone, but the lower half was a bit wet in the main cap
> groove.
>
> The pan was perfectly sealed, in fact I hope I sealed it as well this time
> as I did last time. The valve cover isn;t leaking, the back of the head is
> as dry as a popcorn fart...
>
> Anyway, in went a new seal. The edges of the rear main have been sealed
per
> the factory manual with the anerobic sealer they call for and the pan went
> back on with a new gasket, seaed at the rear main with RTV for insurance.
I
> have NO HOPE the leak is fixed, so:
>
> WHAT THE HELL IS LEAKING ON THIS JEEP????? The oil's dripping out from
> between the trans and the engine at the separator plate. It is motor oil,
> not gear oil. The only thing I can figure, if it ain't the rear main (this
> is the 5th one in 65k miles) then maybe one of the oil galley plugs is
> leaking. HELP!!!!
>
>