Had this little problem last on our vacation. My solution - cut a piece
of water hose I had for a spare, Seperate the layers, trim to fit in the
little cup at the top of the dipstick, add the little bend like you did
and presto - no mo leak. I always thought the gasket was rubber - not
felt anyway.
Larry Macy
78 Midget
>Dear Experts,
>
>My wife and I are the happy owners of a 1975 Midget with an unusal
>problem. It continues to push up the dipstick just enough to allow oil to
>leak out. Aside from the mess it leave on the driveway it is quite
>embarassing to have this stream of white smoke following you on the
>roads. Not wanting to promote the negative image of leaking MG's I would
>love to find the cause of the problem. It has a rebuilt 1500 with a Weber
>DGV and runs like a top.
>Thus far we have replaced the felt gasket that forms the seal at the top
>of the dipstick (just below the loop), checked the crankcase ventilation
>hoses for blockage, and put a sight bend in the dipstick itself so it
>will seat better in the tube. All of these modifications have helped, but
>not solved the problem.
>What could be causing the pressure in the dipstick tube? Yesterday I
>tried one more fix, a spring attached to the motor mount to hold the darn
>thing in!
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>Chris Gorman
>1975 Midget (top down most of the year!)
>1970 MGB (waiting to be restored)
>1968 Mustang (first car)
>1994 Explorer
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