Leaking rear main seal
Help: I rebuilt my 59-A engine, put it all together,installed it in my '40 pickup, it runs really nice and smooth, lots of power etc. Now I have been driving it to check out all the bugs, etc. I drove it about 15 miles, and noticed the clutch was slipping. It is all new, clutch plate, pressure plate, etc. Well, I pulled the engine out and inside the transmission housing it is all really oily. The clutch plate is soaked with oil, and the flywheel area is all oiled upo. Obviously it is leaking oil out the rear really bad. I used the Felpro rear main gasket set when I put it all together. I am going to take the pan off now and see what is wrong? Is there a special after market seal that is made for these motors? I know a lot of people are going back to the flatheads. Any suggestions for me? Thanks in advance.
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