Mark Barnes
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Started the 273 for the first time today. Came in a Belvedere ll that I bought sight unseen. Motor RAN, but pretty crappy. Kinda boggy, felt like it was running on 7 cylinders, maybe 6.
Anyway, it ran for about 2 minutes and dumped about a pint of oil in the driveway. My questions are as follows-
are 273's prone to rear main leaks?
The seller said he fired the motor for the first time, ran it for about 20 min at +1500 rpm, turned it off and changed the oil. Second time he tried to fire it he couldn't get it to idle and it dumped oil out the rear of the engine. I haven't gotten into it yet. I assume it's the rear main.
Is there reason it would be blowing oil out at a pretty good pace?
Can you replace the rear main seal like we used to, pulling the main cap and pushing the old one out/ cramming in a new one behind it? Did I read it may help to offset the seals from the 180 deg. position?
Any help would be appreciated...
Anyway, it ran for about 2 minutes and dumped about a pint of oil in the driveway. My questions are as follows-
are 273's prone to rear main leaks?
The seller said he fired the motor for the first time, ran it for about 20 min at +1500 rpm, turned it off and changed the oil. Second time he tried to fire it he couldn't get it to idle and it dumped oil out the rear of the engine. I haven't gotten into it yet. I assume it's the rear main.
Is there reason it would be blowing oil out at a pretty good pace?
Can you replace the rear main seal like we used to, pulling the main cap and pushing the old one out/ cramming in a new one behind it? Did I read it may help to offset the seals from the 180 deg. position?
Any help would be appreciated...
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