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jrm80
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    WHEN YOU SAY THE LIPS SHOULD FACE DOWN, DO YOU MEAN THE WAY THEY ARE SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS? THAT SEEMS BACKWARDS TO ME. SHOULDN’T THEY BE FACING THE OTHER WAY SO CRANKCASE PRESSURE FORCES THE SEAL TIGHTER RATHER THAN LOOSER ON THE CRANKSHAFT?