82 Brat, EA81, front crankshaft oil seal leak....

 

Repalcement seal from parts store was way too big....

 

Tried to push old seal back into place...

 

Tried to start Subie without pulley installed to see if it would hold oil pressure....

 

Subie did not start, and now worm gear that drives disty is sitting at front of hole....

 

Is this a very,very bad thing? How do I get things lined up again?

 

Thanks,

 

Tony

The proper seal is CR (Chicago Rawhide) 14738. The distibutor drive gear is on a moon key, it should push straight back in. If it has come out too far, you will have to remove the distributor, line up the drive gear, push it back where it belongs. Replacethe distributor per the manual after you get the front pulley back on.

82 Subie Brat is back on the road!

 

No leaks..runs awesome with the new Weber

 

Lessons learned:

 

Weber mod is great, but it's not just plug and play. Some creative modifications are usually needed.

 

PCV system MUST be properly vented (to engine bay or air box). Trying to tee both sides to the PCV valve likely popped my front main seal.

 

A short piece of 1 1/2-inch PVC pipe, cut to length from a 50-cent fitting form the hardware store, works well for taping in the new seal. Can also be used with a large washer and the crankshaft bolt to press it in.

 

Lining up the disty can be interesting. If the rotor points to #1 when the flywheel shows 8 deg BTDC, and it still won't start, it could be 180 out.:-\

 

Thanks for everyone's help in getting this project done!

When lining up the disty, the engine needs to be on the compression stroke. Take #1 sparkplug out and and turn engine over(with socket) and put finger in sparkplug hole. You will feel the aire being pushed out on the comp stroke.

I agree on the Weber conversion. They're marketed as a bolt-on conversion, but there's still some fabrication work to do. Congratulations on getting it done.