Front seal installation?

[shaggy]

Which side of this front seal is supposed to be facing the block? The timing cover I have is an aftermarket Silverseal HV cover. The seal is installed from the outside. If I put the seal in the way I think it supposed to go the tensioner spring will be on the outside facing the balancer. I don't want to end up with a leak because I drove the seal in from the wrong direction though. The seal part number is B231-710613.

Thanks,

 

[Steve V]

The side of the seal with the numbers faces outward. The side with the spring faces toward the crank.

 

[shaggy]

Thanks,

It just looked like with the way the ribs on the side are angled that it might mess them up driving it in that way.

 

[BlackBandit]

The lip of a seal should point towards the fluid it's sealing.