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Im not sure what you mean by aluminum block. Is that the half round block on the front that the crank bearing is in, right behind/below the timing gears? I did not realize that was aluminum.I am wondering if I should pull that plate off from behind the timing gears. I has one bolt in it...

There is a ring around the crank that I think is the oil slinger. I dont recall much about the oil pan gasket, I did it some 5 years ago or more. It was cork and I used liberal amounts of blue RTV to stick it on. I dont recall any aluminum parts. Just block, gasket and pan.

Ok so I have the motor mount removed and the timing cover off. The whole reason behind doing this job was I was puking oil while driving around and I figured it had to be the front main seal since I really could not see it behind the ox yoke motor mount. I know the leak was not the oil pan...

I thought this was the M37 forum.

I need to replace the front main oil seal on the crank shaft pully. It gushes oil. I have a new seal and gasket for the timing cover. How do I get the crank nut off (is it right or left hand thread) and how do I get the pully off? Yes dumb I know but I have asked a few folks and nobody seems...