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 Purple Martin
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 posted on November 17th, 2005 at 09:58 AM |
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Fit engine seal without removing engine?
My bug doesn't have an engine seal (not my fault! It wasn't there when I bought the car a few months ago). I wasn't worried about it in winter
but the weather is getting warmer now, so I really should put a seal in.
Is it possible to fit an engine seal without removing the engine? Is it hard to do?
This is for a '59 bug with a 1600 motor. Thanks!
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| posted on November 17th, 2005 at 01:51 PM |
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if its the foam one your talking about sure
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| posted on November 17th, 2005 at 03:31 PM |
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I think he is referring to the rubber that goes around the engine base. Yes you can fit it without removing the engine. Just remove the tin. Removing
the tin over the pistons will require removing the fan, generator and manifold though
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| posted on November 17th, 2005 at 05:00 PM |
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Yes mate you can do it. as Karman said its easy, although it takes some time. Just remove the tin and fan. When I did it I had the cabies off as well,
so it was pretty easy to get into. If you have a good rubber you can just thread it through.
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Purple Martin
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| posted on November 18th, 2005 at 07:53 AM |
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Thanks guys. Sounds like an all-day job for a slow worker like me, but do-able.
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