Hi Greg,
I solved a problem similar to this with my 1500. If mine is the same as yours,
the leak appears from the rear left side corner. That is the point nearest where
the oil passage comes up through the block from the oil pump and into the head.
My solution may go against the grain of the engine purists, but it was passed on
to me and it works for me. Never had a leak since.
Get a new head gasket.
Remove the head and old gasket.
Clean both mating surfaces.
Smear a very small amount of copper silicon sealant (the high temp stuff) around
the passage hole on both sides of the gasket. You only need a smear as it will
spread out under pressure to seal the area around the passage.
Install the gasket and head and torque it up as normal.
Run the engine up to full operating temp and then re-torque.
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario
http://www.vicwhit.com
Greg Schluge wrote:
>
> I have a 76 spit 1500 that leaks oil from behind the head. I have removed the
> rocker assy, re-torqued the head (went to 60 ft-lbs) and re-adjusted the
> valves, 7-8 had to be loosened. I thought that I had the problem fixed
> because it dried up significantly for a week or so. But it is back marking
> it's territory again, and a fairly significant leak. I am getting ready to
> pull the head, check the head and block for flatness and replace the head
> gasket. Any experience you can offer with this oil leak will be appreciated.
>
> Thanx in advance.
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