Hi Ben,
Well a tell all is the compression test. It will tell if you need a
overhaul or not. Don't know what the good readings on a 1275 should be
maybe someone else does though. How about it Frank or George what
should we expect for compression?
You might want to make sure it is indeed burning the oil and not leaking
it all over the drive. I have a 74 B that when I first bought it was
using a quart every 100 miles. The engine sounded good and it had
factory overdrive so I bought it. Changed the valve cover gasket and it
Imediately went to over 500 mile per quart. Now I use about a quart
every 2000 miles, and to think this was all caused by DPO's. If it
sounds good and has lots of power look for leaky gaskets they are easy
to find and fix.
Good luck and happy trails.
Rick
Ben Willis wrote:
>
> Hello List,
>
> I am new to the world of Midgets with a 1973 MKIII 1275 in Blaze. The
> car has had a recent body restoration and looks lovely and hopefully
> will stay that way for a while despite the English weather.
>
> The engine however is not so happy and smokes pretty bad, getting
> through around a litre of oil every hundred miles or so. Sounds okay
> (well a bit clattery) and goes well though.
>
> I guess it is the valve guides or rings/bores. I plan to take the head
> off this weekend and take a look, but am not quite sure what to look
> for. What usually goes first in these engines? Any gotchas or tests I
> can do to help me work out what's up?
>
> Any ideas welcomed, so I can sort it out and go driving instead. At last
> we have some sun here (for only about the 4th day this summer) and I
> don't want to be stuck in the garage :(
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Ben
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