rear main seal

[Youpeople]

I've got a 350 engine from a 1981 c1500 that I'm planning on putting in another truck. The engine has 24,000miles on it. The truck it was in was sitting for a few years,but runs awesome and doesn't leak.

While the engine is out, I want to spruce it up and change some seals anyway, should I bother with the rear main? Would it be a rope seal? I hear they can be a pain to install properly, and I don't want to have any leaks once it's in the new truck.
Thanks!

 

[HotRodPC]

Should be a 2 piece. I think if it's not leaking and only 24,000 miles I'd just leave it alone.

 

[yevgenievich]

You will just have to decide.
I am of other opinion in favor of replacing. Should be regular 2 piece seal. I skipped couple of years ago on some seals on a 90's engine and every seal that I did not replaced started to leak within couple of years