I have a 78' Spitfire which has a '75 block in it. It had been leaking
oil from everywhere - oil dipstick, pan gasket, distributor mounting.
I was told by the local Triumph mechanics that it needed a ring job.
A month and a half later I've finished putting the car back together
but it's still leaking oil & smoking as before. Is this part of the break
in ? I don't think so....
Also, after running for 20-30 minutes the oil light will flicker
and come on when idling @900-1100 rpm. It goes out once the
engine gets above 12-1500. Any ideas?
I'm also getting white smoke from the valve cover when I remove
the oil cap. The other smoke is just oil running down from the oil pan
to block gasket onto the exhaust. (At least that's what I think)
It's starting to get hot it Phoenix so I'm trying to get everything
taken care of before the REAL heat hits so any help & hints are
greatly appreciated.
Peace
Mike
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