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It's (another) long shot, but the vent 'T' on the valve cover should
have a baffle spot-welded on the inside bottom. If that was missing I
think you could suck up a lot of oil even if the rockers weren't spewing.
On 2/19/2019 9:53 PM, i erbs wrote:
> Yes john, i understand the source, not the cause. I am actually
> running HD8 carbs on MKI 3000 engine in my car.
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland, OR
> typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:49 PM John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net
>
> Ira,
>
> Is it your BT7? I think your carburetors are larger, but if the
> hose from the valve cover is connected to the rear air cleaner,
> per the original routing, that is the oil source.
>
> John Spaur
>
> San Jose, CA
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:14 PM
> *To:* Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] oil use
>
> 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
>
> Â Â _______ Â Â Â _______
> Â Â Â (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> (_________________________)
>
> Â Â Â Â BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> 1967 MGB MG
>
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<p>It's (another) long shot, but the vent 'T' on the valve cover
should have a baffle spot-welded on the inside bottom. If that
was missing I think you could suck up a lot of oil even if the
rockers weren't spewing.</p>
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<div dir="auto">Yes john, i understand the source, not the cause.
I am actually running HD8 carbs on MKI 3000 engine in my car.<br>
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<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>
Portland, OR<br>
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<div dir="ltr">On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:49 PM John Spaur <<a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Is
it your BT7? I think your carburetors are larger, but
if the hose from the valve cover is connected to the
rear air cleaner, per the original routing, that is
the oil source.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Â </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">John
Spaur</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">San
Jose, CA</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Â </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Healeys [mailto:<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>i erbs<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ahealey help <<a
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rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] oil use</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 aÂ
3000 trip in Sept from Portland,OR to Deadwood, SD fro
Conclave and thought I should address this before
going.<br clear="all">
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