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Originally Posted by lh
This 1930 Model A coupe came from my brother in law and he had the engine rebuilt in the 1990’s. It always had an oil leak. He said the rebuilder did not replace the camshaft gasket that fits between the back of the block and the flywheel housing.
So about a year ago I pull the engine and installed a new camshaft gasket. Got it running last week but did not drive it. Today I drove it to the gas station, a mile away, and filled the gas tank. Parked it in the driveway for an hour to check for leaks, no leaks. Then backed into the shop and then the oil gusher occurred?? Big leak.
I am 80 years old and don’t have in in me to pull that engine again. Live in Bishop, CA and looking for some one to fix the oil leak. I have a car carring trailer to haul the thing. I have heard that it is possible to machine out the camshaft hole and install a freeze plug.
Down day for me.
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The good news is, you don't have to do any machine work on the block to put a steel plug in the back of the cam line.
The bad news is, you have to pull the valves and cam. Machine .300 off the rear of the cam and make a shallow cup plug to fit the block.
It absolutely fixes any leaks at that point.