- 1. Unusual Oil Leak (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Sexton" <abcs@kc.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:13:29 -0500
- Hi all ... "Long time listener, First time caller" (sorry couldn't I've been a proud driver of a '74B-GT for 12 years. I now have an unusual oil leak and I was wondering if anyone else has had this p
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- 2. Re: Unusual Oil Leak (score: 1)
- Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:03:21 -0600
- Well this is one problem I have never had. But it would indicate crankcase pressure build up. There are a few breather pipes or should be, like the one on the engine side cover that has a hose to the
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00459.html (9,267 bytes)
- 3. Re: Unusual Oil Leak (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 07:26:43 -0500
- Check the archives from last week or the week before. You have too much pressure in your crankcase. You need to make sure you have to vent points. One in, one out. Paul. -- Paul T. Root E/Mail: proot
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- 4. Re: Unusual Oil Leak (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:02:45 -0400
- Let's assume that during the rebuild the dipstick did not get swapped for another, and that the engine is not being over-filled with oil. A leak at the dipstick tube almost always tells you that the
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00465.html (9,795 bytes)
- 5. Re: Unusual Oil Leak (score: 1)
- Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:37:09 -0500
- The engine is producing positive pressure and is not "breathing." The most common source of positive crankcase pressure is blow-by past the piston rings; I suppose it's possible it might be coming fr
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00470.html (9,644 bytes)
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