front crank seal leaking.. argh....

[Richard J. Andrews]

At 06:50 PM 3/12/01 -0500, you wrote:
on every JT engine i haev ever seen.. mine included...
i can remove the oil cap and dipstick...
and the car will still run fine...
this is a N/A motor...

never seen a 4kq that stalled with the cap removed unless it had a 2.3 or
a MC or equivalant...

i have replaced ALL hoses when i swapped the used motor in..

TIA!

rich

>Rich,
>Do you have any idling/lean running problems? Seems like the dipstick
>test would confirm a front seal leak. Anyway, I hope it's a loose bolt
>or a bad sender.(unless you need a timing belt soon)
>
>Smitty