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Old 01-08-2012, 12:22 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by Jerry_W View Post
Quick question, (I've never had my engines apart. YET.), if the rear main is a 2 piece seal, why can you not roll in the upper peice ? ( I am assuming it is a 'rope' type oil seal.) I have done this on several gas engines, and it has worked.
There are pins which prohibit this. Pictures on here somewhere--from Army I think.
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