drdave88

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I finally got my engine fired up, ran for a few seconds and stalled, I was trying to dial in timing. I went to adjust the distributor and noticed something dripping. I looked under the car and pretty much whatever was in the pan came out the back of the engine, down the pan. It looks like rear main/oil pan area. I'm thinking something with the rear main seal failed and the pump just pushed it right out of there. Any other ideas? Regardless, I know that pan is coming back off, just more curious than anything else.

red rock

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Is the oil leak as high up as the valve covers? I replaced the valve cover gaskets with silicone and the gasket rolled on the back side i didn't notice when installing, had to put my hand in back of the valve covers to feel the oil.

drdave88

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No, the whole back side of the engine is dry around valve covers, intake, distributor, bellhousing, etc. just down the back of the pan. Its the oil pan/rear main area.

RamIt

Sounds like someone forgot to put the oil galley plugs back in.

red rock

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YIKES!

red rock

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khulsebus

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Yeah, I was thinking oil galley plugs. There are a few plugs at the back of the block, behind the flexplate/flywheel that deliver oil to the lifters. Check out the pan seal in addition to the rear main seal.

drdave88

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I know the oil galley plugs were there. Once I get it apart I'll check the rear main area.

khulsebus

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I thought the other guy was talking about the ones in the deck, towards the back of the block. A buddies truck has one that leaks there.