jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
: "Neil W. Bellenger" <neil624b@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
: : I seem to have developed a small oil leak somewhere around the front of the
: : engine. EEK
: : Barry,
: : Interestingly, I just had the front crank seal replaced two days ago. ('99
: : CC, 46K) Had been keeping the front of the oil pan moist and slippery for a
: : couple of months. My mechanic said the harmonic balancer looked OK but the
: : seal was gunked with, guess what, ST_ _ GER MUD! (;-D) The likely cause of
: : the seal failure was the mud working into the seal from outside.
: "Doo doo doo... Another one bites the dust..."
: ;-)
Re-reading that, my reply might be misinterpreted and come off a bit
harsh. :-) I wasn't trying to put down Neil or his truck, just
mentally adding another tick to the 2002 DML BBQ victims list. ;-)
Makes me wonder when my Ram is going to start acting up... The
only thing I've noticed so far is the exhaust seems to have loosened
up a bit and yesterday my left front tire was flat. But surely that
wasn't from the BBQ... or was it? ;-)
---Jon-
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