Some time back I posted a question regarding the prospects of replacing the rear main seal on a 312. Got some great advice and it was suggested that I use the forum search feature, which was very helpful. I ordered a seal from John Mummert and got busy. Upon disassembly I discovered that approximately on e third of the rope seal was missing. I took a stiff wire and folded the end over and used it to push out the remaining rope seal in the block. I then took a couple of pipe cleaners and twisted them together for length and used that to clean the upper area. Did the assembly based on the instructions.

I am not able to drive the car for other reasons but have had it running numerous times to move it around and everything appears to be dry.

So thanks for all the help!



Jeff Petersen

Jeff Petersen