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308 rear main seal
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Anyone know if a neoprene type rear main seal is avaliable to replace the rope seal on a 54 308 ?
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Criss - Dale Cooper advertises them in the WTN. (513) 821 6200. Norm
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Chris Smith wrote:Anyone know if a neoprene type rear main seal is avaliable to replace the rope seal on a 54 308 ?
I think I read here that Dale Cooper has some now... maybe someone else can confirm that.
Oops... missed it by.... THAT MUCH!
Workin Stiff -
use a seal from a 318 cu. inch Dodge v8 fits like a glove. duncal
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Hudson308 wrote:Chris Smith wrote:Anyone know if a neoprene type rear main seal is avaliable to replace the rope seal on a 54 308 ?
I think I read here that Dale Cooper has some now... maybe someone else can confirm that.
Oops... missed it by.... THAT MUCH!
I can confirm that... I just received one from him last month.
John -
I am sorry I should have said use a neoprene rear main seal from a 318 Dodge v8 engine.Fits like a glove duncan
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Ditto on Dale's seals I got some from him as well and they are perfect fit you do not have to trim anything.www.hudsonmotorcar.org
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Duncan,
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Kdancy wrote:Duncan,
What years 318?
The seal Dale Cooper sells is a much better fit than the Mopar seal (National P/N 5414 or Felpro kit BS 40245). The Mopar seal needs to be trimmed about 3/32" on one end of each half to fit. What makes this a challenge is that there is a steel reinforcement ring buried in the rubber. You have to carefully trim the rubber around the end of that ring, then spend some quality time with a mill file or grinding wheel to trim the steel back flush. It's better than the rope seal, but it's still a pain. Dale's seal should slide right in.
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Basically Dale trims these down as do we. When you buy over the counter , just cut the ears off and trim with a bench grinder and make sure it sits about 1/16th above the cap and block.
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russmaas wrote:Basically Dale trims these down as do we. When you buy over the counter , just cut the ears off and trim with a bench grinder and make sure it sits about 1/16th above the cap and block.
Aaaahh...
and here I thought Dale was having em made special! :ohmy:Workin Stiff
