Tappet cover gaskets ok on the side of the block?
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----- Original Message -----
From "Tim L. Creger" <timlc at agr.state.ne.us>
To: "Spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 8:35 AM
Subject: Odd Manifold Smoke
> Greetings, oh wise and noble listers:
>
> I have an interesting LBC quirk I'd like the group to consider.
>
> I am driving my recently acquired '59 Bugeye Sprite with the original
> 948cc engine and 4-speed. It burns very little oil, however, it has an
> interesting habit of sending out a smoke screen off the engine whenever
> I make a right hand turn.
>
> No smoke turning left; mosquito fog - destroyer smoke screen - forest
> fire smoke whenever I turn right. And it doesn't have to be a hard
> right either. I was doing some lazy 'S' curves at a local college
> campus and even slow right turns created the smoke. I am proud to think
> that I am doing my part to combat West Nile virus. ;-}
>
> Near as I can tell, none of the smoke is coming out the exhaust. When I
> turn right and come to a stop (like when I come around the corner and
> park in front of my admirers at home), I send up smoke signals in case
> they couldn't hear me coming! When I raise the bonnet and try to figure
> out where the smoke is originating, I have noticed a puff of smoke
> rising from the intake/exhaust manifold area as I goose the accelerator,
> so my guess is that the rocker cover gasket or crankcase ventilation
> system is leaking.
>
> Anybody care to speculate on the cause of this?
>
> Tim C.
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