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cpf240 · 04-15-2017, 05:39 PM

It's like the story of the Apollo 13 guys playing a prank on Jim Lovell by changing the ratio of the gears in his new corvette. I don't know if its true, but it is a good one!

redmodelt · 04-15-2017, 05:52 PM

Did you get the distributor issue figured out?

1955cj5 · 04-15-2017, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by lindy williams

It looks like an old after market attempt at a rear main seal. I had an engine with one in it. It didn't work.

CRANKSHAFT MAIN JOURNAL SIZE STANDARD 1.6254/1.6259"

Quarter dollar = .954"

Dick Steinkamp · 04-15-2017, 06:33 PM

I would agree that it has nothing to do with a part coming out of the engine. I can't think of a way something that size could come out of the engine and land in that drip pan. As Daveymc29 suggested, it could have been kicked up from the road, or been hiding on top of the trans/bell/flywheel housing and finally fell.

MikeK · 04-15-2017, 07:56 PM

Likely someone stuck an old shaft seal around the wishbone ball stem, in two halves, to temporarily "fix" a worn ball condition. It's just about the right size. Popped out right into the added drip pan!

Halftime score: Worn wishbone ball 1, Used-car mechanic 0.

JBill · 04-15-2017, 08:24 PM

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It even looks a little small for the wishbone ball. Could something on the road just been kicked up into your oil catcher? Grasping at straws here.

Sunnybrook Farm · 04-15-2017, 08:27 PM

Maybe someone had it around the ball of the wishbone and it squeezed out finally. Some thing rigged up?

HammerSaw · 04-15-2017, 08:32 PM

Looks like a grommet

Art Newland · 04-15-2017, 08:39 PM

Maybe a home-brew brake rod anti-rattler?

Mike V. Florida · 04-15-2017, 09:51 PM

Kicked up from the road maybe?

Tom F OHIO · 04-16-2017, 08:03 AM

I agree it looks like a Mode A grommet. Maybe the choke rod or one that goes through the firewall someplace and it fell in the pan.

04-15-2017, 05:39 PM	#21
cpf240 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Northern Idaho Posts: 282	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor It's like the story of the Apollo 13 guys playing a prank on Jim Lovell by changing the ratio of the gears in his new corvette. I don't know if its true, but it is a good one!

04-15-2017, 05:52 PM	#22
redmodelt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland OR Posts: 6,410	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor Did you get the distributor issue figured out? __________________ I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas!

04-15-2017, 06:33 PM	#24
Dick Steinkamp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 1,163	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor I would agree that it has nothing to do with a part coming out of the engine. I can't think of a way something that size could come out of the engine and land in that drip pan. As Daveymc29 suggested, it could have been kicked up from the road, or been hiding on top of the trans/bell/flywheel housing and finally fell. __________________ All steel from pedal to wheel

04-15-2017, 07:56 PM	#25
MikeK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,919	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor Likely someone stuck an old shaft seal around the wishbone ball stem, in two halves, to temporarily "fix" a worn ball condition. It's just about the right size. Popped out right into the added drip pan! Halftime score: Worn wishbone ball 1, Used-car mechanic 0.

04-15-2017, 08:24 PM	#26
JBill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 707	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It even looks a little small for the wishbone ball. Could something on the road just been kicked up into your oil catcher? Grasping at straws here.

04-15-2017, 08:27 PM	#27
Sunnybrook Farm Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 409	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor Maybe someone had it around the ball of the wishbone and it squeezed out finally. Some thing rigged up?

04-15-2017, 08:32 PM	#28
HammerSaw Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 15	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor Looks like a grommet

04-15-2017, 08:39 PM	#29
Art Newland Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Lynden, WA Posts: 1,564	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor Maybe a home-brew brake rod anti-rattler?

04-15-2017, 09:51 PM	#30
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor Kicked up from the road maybe? __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

04-16-2017, 08:03 AM	#31
Tom F OHIO Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mansfield, Ohio Posts: 593	Re: part came out of the rear of the motor I agree it looks like a Mode A grommet. Maybe the choke rod or one that goes through the firewall someplace and it fell in the pan.