<VV> oil leak

[D. Barry Ellison]

The washer is correct under the crank bolts.  That's all the washer you want 
and need.

1st, is it diff fluid or oil?  Which one is a quart low?  Which one does it 
smell like?  When in doubt, taste a little bit.  (Nyah, J.K. !!!)

What year are we talking about to make sure?

Did you check and/or replace the seal in the diff snout?  How about the big 
lock washer that holds that in?

Did you put sealant on the threads?  too much oil too quickly for it to be 
that but needs to be done.

Barry Ellison
Corsa SC
(Finally drove my 65 black car to work today.  14 degrees this morning but 
thanks to working on the heater yesterday, it was tolerable.)
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>replaced the bellhousing seal and reinstalled engine but noticed oil 
>dripping from the weep hole in bottom of bellhousing--figure that to be 
>diff fluid that ran down the shaft as I was wiggling the engine to engage 
>the splines in the tranny---decided to pull the engine again to look things 
>over and cant see a problem--alsobig washer w/crank bolt pattern--cant 
>remember how it came out so installed it with the crank bolts as a washer 
>for the flywheel--could not find a picture in my manual--any thoughts on my 
>oil leak--the diff had already dripped about one quart while had the engine 
>off and the diff was suspended with the trans--could this be the source of 
>new oil in housing?
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