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To: <josef-eckert@t-online.de>, "'Healey, Forum'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] oil use
From: "Bruce Steele" <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:03:03 -0800
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Worn rocker shaft would be my first guess.  Remove the rocker cover, lay =
an old towel over it and secure it.  Start the car and look under to see =
if any oil is shooting up from the cap bores, versus oozing out over the =
shaft.  If so, worn shaft.  If you don=E2=80=99t mind the possibility of =
oil on the underside of your bonnet, you can forego the towel.

=20

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

=20

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
josef-eckert@t-online.de
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 4:10 AM
To: Healey, Forum <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] oil use

=20

Typical 6 cylinder Austin-Healey problem. Usually the rocker shaft is =
worn and oil is spread all over under the rocker cover. Rocker number 10 =
or 11 is directly under the ventilation and blows oil directly into it.

Problem solved by replacing the worn rocker shaft and new bushes for the =
rockers.=20

Let it done by a specialist, as it needs some Healey engine knowledge to =
do it right.

=20

Josef Eckert

K=C3=B6nigswinter/Germany

=20

=20

Op 19-2-2019 om 21:14 schreef i erbs:

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=20

Portland,OR

      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)

          BT7 engine and disk brakes

=20

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1967 MGB    =
<http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg>=20

=20

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti

Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words





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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Worn rocker shaft would =
be my first guess.=C2=A0 Remove the rocker cover, lay an old towel over =
it and secure it.=C2=A0 Start the car and look under to see if any oil =
is shooting up from the cap bores, versus oozing out over the =
shaft.=C2=A0 If so, worn shaft.=C2=A0 If you don=E2=80=99t mind the =
possibility of oil on the underside of your bonnet, you can forego the =
towel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>josef-eckert@t-online.de<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 20, =
2019 4:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Healey, Forum =
&lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] oil =
use<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Typical 6 cylinder =
Austin-Healey problem. Usually the rocker shaft is worn and oil is =
spread all over under the rocker cover. Rocker number 10 or 11 is =
directly under the ventilation and blows oil directly into =
it.<o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Pro=
blem solved by replacing the worn rocker shaft and new bushes for the =
rockers. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Let=
 it done by a specialist, as it needs some Healey engine knowledge to do =
it right.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jos=
ef Eckert</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>K=C3=
=B6nigswinter/Germany</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Op 19-2-2019 om 21:14 schreef i =
erbs:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>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&nbsp; 3000 trip in Sept from Portland,OR to Deadwood, SD fro =
Conclave and thought I should address this before going.<br =
clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><=
div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Ira Erbs =
<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Portland,OR<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; _______ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;_______<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (______ =
\____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; =
(_________________________)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BT7 engine and disk =
brakes<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>1967 MGB &nbsp;<img id=3D"_x0000_i1025" =
src=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg"; =
alt=3DMG><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"&amp;quot",serif;color:#333333'>A =
racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario =
Andretti</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Please =
excuse random auto corrects and misspelled =
words<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>___________________________=
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