<VV> Seal/powerpack removal

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

Sorry I didn't see your earlier post, but I wanted to add one thing to check 
before you take everything apart.  You say the seal between the diff and block 
is leaking--do you mean the seal between the block and the bellhousing?  If 
so you might want to remove the oil pan to be sure the bellhousing gasket and 
the oil pan gasket mate correctly.  I once had a "new" Monza that had a 
persistent leak at the bellhousing/oil pan that was caused by the prior owner not 
trimming the bellhousing gasket flush with the bottom of the block on the 
passenger side and leaving a gap on the drivers side, both of which caused a leak.  
The solution was to remove the oil pan, trim the passenger side bellhousing 
gasket flush with the oil pan mating surfaces on the bellhousing and block, and 
add a little form-a-gasket to the gap on the driver's side oil pan mating 
surfaces.  I reinstalled the oil pan with a new gasket and the leak was cured.
I hope your leak doesn't require the removal of the powerpack, but then of 
course working on Corvairs is like fishing--and God doesn't subtract for time 
spent on either.

Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Kensington MD 
'64 Brier
'65 Corsa
2 '68 Monzas