won't start after front seal repair

[poppy1440]

I just pulled a picture of the oil Salinger.
I didn't remove it nor did I see it.
I wonder if it was put on when the motor was rebuilt a couple of years ago.

[earlbrown]

 I've ready posts saying that not having one can cause front seal leaks.



Caveat: I have no first hand experience with that and I've always had the slinger in place.

[Steve Wood]

definitely allows oil to be thrown straight against the seal/crank interface

[earlbrown]

seal/hub   

[gnonyx]

I just pulled a picture of the oil Salinger.
I didn't remove it nor did I see it.
I wonder if it was put on when the motor was rebuilt a couple of years ago.

Was the oil leak there when the motor was rebuilt?
It might be possible to remove the side plate on the timing cover to see if you do have the Slinger in place
As you can see where the Slinger is located, and if you can't see it or feel it's there, then you might have to remove the timing cover, and Balancer in order to replace the Slinger back home.

[daveismissing]

Not this salinger:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/JD_Salinger.jpg

[poppy1440]

When I think back,  I feel you might be right about the oil slinger probably wasn't put back on when my engine was rebuilt a few years back because it has been leaking for as long as I can remember