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Oil, Oil everywhere

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Subject: Oil, Oil everywhere
From: j.koelliker@stratos.net (j.koelliker)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:25:08 -0800
Organization: Bi-Craft Litho, Inc.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm the new owner of a 1980 TR7 convertible. I 
brought it home in November and have been starting it up occasionally and 
running it around the block. This past Sunday I started it, backed out of 
the garage and let it run for twenty minutes or so. Put it back in the 
garage and found a huge puddle of oil in the driveway. I jacked it up 
tonight and saw a lot of oil around the side of engine with the oil 
filter and the oil pan is real wet. Also what I think is the oil pump is 
wet. I dried as much as I could and will fire it up tommorrow to see 
where the oil is coming from. This car was supposed to be mechanically 
sound. It just needs a lttle body work. Now I'm not so sure. Any 
suggestions? I'm not a mechanic. I wanted this car for summer road 
rallies in the greater Cleveland, Oh area. I sure hope this isn't major 
dollars. I look forward to any comments. Over and out Amigos!

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