General GG Rear Main Seal

[RandyLPeterson]

I just purchased a General GG in pieces.. I am in the process of Piecing it back together.. I am in need of a Rear main seal for the Hercules IXA3 engine...   Does anyone know what the Felpro Number would be. My Local parts house cant find a number.. THANKS FOR ANY REPLYS..
Randy L Peterson

[clueless]

Well, it's like this...I've got a 79 Fel-Pro "Master Gasket Catalog" (272 browning pulp paper pages!!) and it don't show no IX rear main seal...it's got a column for "rear main bearing set" but it's as blank as my good deed list in heaven. (Listing covers IXA's, B's and K's).
Now: I've got a Fitzgerald 64 catalog, with a section covering (brace yourself)
IX, IX3 and 5; IXA, IXA3 and 5; IXB, IXB3 and 5;IXL, IXK3, IXT, IXF3 and 5.
In that section it shows "flywheel hsg. oil seal, IXA-IXB # 11119A (OE 84985) one used ", which is probably the transmission seal.That section has nothing else that sounds like any main seal.
I've got a 12-72 Chicago Rawhide catalog, and all it shows for the IX's is assessory drive and timing cover seals; they're supposed to have an online seal cross-ref on their website.
If nothing better turns up try olsonsgaskets.com (Port Orchard, WA) very highly spoken of, and gaskets-to-go, a sponsor of smokstak. com. There's also the "parts and services" lists at aths.org to check. good luck.

[RandyLPeterson]

The seal goes in the flywheel housing so I am guessing that is probably what the seal is called.. The engine I have that I am putting in has s different style plate on the back and I have to put my flywheel housing on the other engine and the seal is in that housing..
Randy L Peterson

[John Schwiebert]

Get me the dimensions. I think I have one laying in the garage. I will be back Thursday. There are not many General's with the IXA engine. Do you have an engine number and a tractor serial number?

[RandyLPeterson]

I am guessing at the Engine Model. As at one time a Connnecting rod has came off and popped a hole in the block so theres no tag.. .. For the time being I am putting a IXF3 Herucles engine in the tractor This engine came off a Case Combine.. I need to change the flywheel housing to make it work... I cant find a Serial number on the tractor either.. So far I am happy with the bucket of stuff I bought.. Thanks for the reply
Randy L Peterson

[John Schwiebert]

On the old block on the left side (opposite carburetor side) there is a flat spot near the top of the block. Unless it is a replacement block the engine serial number and model number will be stamped in that flat spot. How about dimensions for the seal?

[RandyLPeterson]

Found a Seal.. Found a light printing of a number on the old seal and got a Cross Reference.. Never Paid $30 for a seal before but I have now..
RLP

I will post later the number I ordered..