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Re: 240DL repairs. Help me prepare.[240-260/1989] posted by jarrod on
Friday, 24 April 1998, at 12:37 p.m.
Oh yeah. I've got another issue.
First, I have to admit I am becoming less a weekend mechanic than a weekend programmer. I feel like I'm losing my skills.
Anyway, I cannot find the source of a oil leak. It seems that it is behind the engine somewhere between the transmission (automatic) and the block. All I know is that it drips right below the bell housing. I have replaced the Valve cover seal and put a little extra gunk on that rear rubber deal (at the lip near the firewall). No progress. I will be replacing the blow-by hose to see what happens (think this is pressure related).
Regards,
-jarrod
Re: 240DL repairs. Help me prepare.[240-260/1989] posted by Chris on
Friday, 24 April 1998, at 2:56 p.m.
It may be your rear main seal. Clean that flame trap if you haven't lately to help crankcase pressure problem. Someone mentioned ckecking a cap on the back of the head (where the distributor would mount on a 740 ?) It might leak.
--Good Luck, Chris
Re: 240DL repairs. Help me prepare.[240-260/1980] posted by bn on
Friday, 24 April 1998, at 7:08 p.m.
Another way to take off pulley.
for my ford and volvo I used one of those vise-grips with a chain to keep
the pulley from moving while I used a socket and rachet to take off the nut.
used an old belt so the chain would contact the pulley directly.
the method is similar to someone else's method of using the AC belt (still attached) to try and keep the pulley from moving.
Don't forget to remember which way the timing belt sproket goes on. the sprocket is the gear-like wheel that the timing belt runs on; located right behind the crankshaft pulley.
Leak in the back of engine.
If you end up taking back the transmission, better check to see if there is a small groove in the crankshaft where the old rear oil seal was located.
I had a groove.
I had to take the transmission down twice.
the second time I had 2 oil seal on the crankshaft (don't know if this is bad, but at least it didn't leak).
If you take down the transmission, get a new sachs clutch kit.
a new , I think it was a pilot bearing.
might want to consider getting a pilot bearing puller from harbor freight if you
are only going to have a small opening between the transmission and engine.
they also sell a cheap flywheel turner.
don't forget the loctite 271 or some other locker for the flywheel.
I don't remember if you need it for the tranny-engine bolts, but I think I did anyways.
don't pull on the overdrive wires too much when bringing down the transmission
if you have a small crack in your windshield, it probably not a good idea to keep it on front jackstands for more than 2 weeks. my crack began as the quarter size crack and ended up growing left to right.
that's all I can think of right now.