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Re: [Healeys] oil use

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] oil use
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:48:52 -0800
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Don't know BN4s well, but isn't the rear filter the one with the 
crankcase vent piped into it?  That would be the logical culprit.

Bob

On 2/19/2019 12:14 PM, i erbs wrote:
> Short of pulling my head, is there anyway to test where the oil is 
> coming from? My rear air filter has a lot of oil blow by. I should 
> clean it every 1000 miles or so. So is it coming from Valve stem 
> seals, valve guides or rocker arm??? When I adjusted my valves I did 
> not see a lot of oil pumping from the rocker arms. I plan to drive my 
> car on a  3000 trip in Sept from Portland,OR to Deadwood, SD fro 
> Conclave and thought I should address this before going.
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> _______              _______
> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
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> 1967 MGB MG
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    <p>Don't know BN4s well, but isn't the rear filter the one with the
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      <div dir="ltr">Short of pulling my head, is there anyway to test
        where the oil is coming from? My rear air filter has a lot of
        oil blow by. I should clean it every 1000 miles or so. So is it
        coming from Valve stem seals, valve guides or rocker arm??? When
        I adjusted my valves I did not see a lot of oil pumping from the
        rocker arms. I plan to drive my car on a  3000 trip in Sept from
        Portland,OR to Deadwood, SD fro Conclave and thought I should
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                                      <div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs
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