HELLO, TO ALL FORD F.E. LOVERS!! THIS IS MY FIRST POSTING ON THE FORUM. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING PAST POSTINGS FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, TRYING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. THE PROBLEM IS: A REAR MAIN BEARING SEAL LEAK! THIS IS 1967, 427 BLOCK. FRESHLY REBUILT! THE CRANK IS STD./MAINS AND THE RODS ARE STD. AS WELL. THE RUBBER 2-PIECE SEAL TOP HALF, DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT SNUGGLY IN THE GROOVE IN THE BLOCK. IT DOES HOWEVER FIT TIGHTLY IN THE GROOVE IN THE CAP. I THEN INSTALLED A ROPE SEAL, AND I STILL GOT A LEAK--BAD!! I HAVE REBUILT MANY OF THIS STYLE [F.E.] ENGINE OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE TO GIVE ME A PROBLEM LIKE THIS! I HAVE ELIMINATED THE CAM PLUG AND THE GALLEY PLUGS ON THE BACK OF THE BLOCK AS POSSIBLE CAUSES. ANYBODY GOT ANY IDEAS? THANKS- DYNO427
