Mike T
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My mission yesterday was to build my short block. Started early in the morning and by the end of the day everything was together including a few extra items.
It's all forged with center caps, The Eagle crank is new to this build.
I've been into this motor plenty but feel uncertain about a couple of things this time. In the past I've used Pro Seal rear seal kits with good success.
This time I used a Felpro with pins.
My install process was the same as in the past but the Felpro seemed to cause the cap to be very tight going into the block. The tightness caused the cap to tip towards the front of the block.
Aware of the angle I gently snugged down the main nuts watching it straighten itself out.
It's difficult to get a good look at this area because of the crank flange. It appears as if the thin coat of RVT between the parting lines squeezed out a very small amount to the crank case side (good) but the flex plate side didn't have a uniform squeeze.
The area closest to the crank did not push out RVT leading me to believe that the cap may be tipped a little? Would this even be possible?
It's all forged with center caps, The Eagle crank is new to this build.
I've been into this motor plenty but feel uncertain about a couple of things this time. In the past I've used Pro Seal rear seal kits with good success.
This time I used a Felpro with pins.
My install process was the same as in the past but the Felpro seemed to cause the cap to be very tight going into the block. The tightness caused the cap to tip towards the front of the block.
Aware of the angle I gently snugged down the main nuts watching it straighten itself out.
It's difficult to get a good look at this area because of the crank flange. It appears as if the thin coat of RVT between the parting lines squeezed out a very small amount to the crank case side (good) but the flex plate side didn't have a uniform squeeze.
The area closest to the crank did not push out RVT leading me to believe that the cap may be tipped a little? Would this even be possible?