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Old 03-05-2011, 12:31 AM
JohnM. JohnM. is offline
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Front cover should be sealed from first start, it won't seal itself if leaking now. The seal only goes one way, I remember having to use a liberal coating of black RTV on each side of the rubber gasket. The big problem is that the seal is easily "pinched" when reinstalling/tightening that front cover.... which will cause a massive leak like you described. Front cover leaks tend to get blown by the fan across the front of the engine so oil is probably everywhere now, lol.
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