Finally got round to fitting it, spent a fair bit of the last two days taking the old motor out and fitting the replacement.
Started it up tonight and all seemed well, a couple of cam followers a bit reluctant to pump up, but otherwise ok.....then I noticed the oil.
After it had been running a few minutes a large puddle had formed under the rear of the engine, and a quick inspection seemed to indicate it was pouring out from the back of the block and down the rear of the sump. Looks like it's coming from the rear main I thought........then the sudden awful realisation.
A quick rummage through the gasket box revealed a nice new shiny rear main oil seal, about 8 feet away from where it should have been - on the back of the motor. F**k.
Guess what I'm doing tomorrow.......
