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1. [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: John North <johncnorth@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:50:47 -0400; Couple weeks ago, the weather turned bad, so I filled up the TR6 and parked it in the garage. Sunny today, but it's hard starting, oil pressure is low, won't hold an idle. The dipstick shows oil is a; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00078.html (6,628 bytes)
2. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: Bob <rpeglow@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:36:06 -0700; Or, it's the fuel diaphragm gone bad if you are running original style pump? http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/6pack/rpeglow@optonline.net _______________________________________________ 6pack@au; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00079.html (8,243 bytes)
3. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: John North <johncnorth@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:21:32 -0400; So in this case the leak goes right down from the pump and into the crankcase, not through the carbs? But that wouldn't cause the hard start and no idle, right? John North ___________________________; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00080.html (7,873 bytes)
4. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: "Robert Liam Gannon" <trsix74@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:30:06 -0400; in this case the leak goes right down from the pump and into the crankcase, not through the carbs? But that wouldn't cause the hard start and no idle, right? IMHO I would say yes. With most of your g; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00081.html (7,600 bytes)
5. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: Bob <yellowtr@adelphia.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:17:52 -0400; John, When I picked up my 72 2 years ago, it ran but the PO said the carbs needed rebuilding. Well the carbs and the rest of the car! Anyway, when I drained the sump, it had about 7 quarts and it sme; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00083.html (8,530 bytes)
6. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: Btp44@aol.com; Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:37:53 EDT; John-I agree that (after re-reading your original post) the idle problem seems to point to the carbs as the problem. Hopefully, you will find gas leaking up from the jet in one of the carbs, to confi; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00084.html (7,345 bytes)
7. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: Sally or Dick Taylor <tr6taylor@webtv.net>; Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:59:00 GMT; John--I wouldn't try running the engine for long with so much gas diluting the oil. To help find the source, I'd first pinch off the fuel line to the carbs and drain the pan. Put the pan plug back in; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00085.html (7,804 bytes)
8. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: "Dave Waldorf" <dwaldorf@cinci.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:41:16 -0400; Unlike most American carburetors, the Stromberg CD and SU carbs have almost all of the float chamber below the jet, so a leaking jet cannot be the source of gas in the oil. The idle problems could be; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00087.html (9,221 bytes)
9. Re: [6pack] Gas in the oil? (score: 1): Author: Sally or Dick Taylor <tr6taylor@webtv.net>; Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:38:51 GMT; Dave--You wrote that a "leaking jet cannot be the source of gas in the oil" on the Stromberg or SU carburetor. It's been a while since I've dealt with the the former, but I can vouch that a stuck ope; /html/6pack/2010-09/msg00092.html (8,202 bytes)

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