[Gmecm] Off topic - rear main seal packing

[bcroe at juno.com]

That drag will go away as soon as the engine is a little 
broken in.  Bruce Roe

17 Mar 07  "David Allen" <davida1 at hiwaay.net> writes:

> I am assembling a Buick 231 V6 which has the "rope type" 
> rear main seal.  All the other engines I've assembled 
> have been equipped with a lip-style oil seal.  This rope 
> type seal puts a serious bind on the crankshaft.  It takes 
> about 30 lb-ft of torque to rotate the crankshaft with only 
> the main bearings and rear main seal installed.