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Re: [Healeys] Oil leak

To: Bluehealey <bluehealey@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil leak
From: Per Schoerner <per@schoerner.se>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 23:39:01 +0200
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Hi
And sometimes, especially on older (100/6) cars the hole for the fuel pump i=
s covered by a cast iron plate, secured by the two bolts. The more you tight=
en these bolts, to stop the oil leak, the more this plate will bend and crea=
te even more oil leakage.

Per

Skickat fr=C3=A5n min iPhone

> 31 aug 2015 kl. 09:49 skrev Bluehealey <bluehealey@gmail.com>:
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> The pic didn't make it into the re-sent mail so I am guessing here. I have=
 a 29D engine in Bluehealey and had a similar issue. There is a cast mountin=
g pad below the generator that is intended for a mechanical fuel pump. Altho=
ugh the hole for the pump actuating arm doesn't exist the two mounting bolt h=
oles do! They are tapped as well.  I put button head Allen screws into the h=
oles with copper washers to seal them.
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> Let us know what you find.=20
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> Alan - from my iPad
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>> On 31 Aug 2015, at 00:54, I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> Not sure if this made it....
>>=20
>> Mr. Ira Erbs
>>=20
>>> On Aug 28, 2015 4:11 PM, "I Erbs" <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> So as I continue to locate the source of my major oil leak I noticed oil=
 pouring out of the front right side of the engine down from the generator p=
late. See photo of where drill bit is pointing. I see a hole on the bottom f=
lange. Is this a casting thing, or should something be plugging it?  Where c=
ould the oil be coming from. The cover plate shows a little leak, but I'm ta=
lking about oil pooling under the car from that approximate location . My ni=
ce new chrome valve  cover is leak free .=20
>>> Mr. Ira Erbs
>>>=20
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></div><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"><div>Hi</div><div>And sometimes, especially on older (100/6) cars the=
 hole for the fuel pump is covered by a cast iron plate, secured by the two b=
olts. The more you tighten these bolts, to stop the oil leak, the more this p=
late will bend and create even more oil leakage.</div><div><br></div><div>Pe=
r<br><br>Skickat fr=C3=A5n min iPhone</div><div><br>31 aug 2015 kl. 09:49 sk=
rev Bluehealey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bluehealey@gmail.com";>bluehealey@gmail.=
com</a>&gt;:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D=
"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div>The pic didn't ma=
ke it into the re-sent mail so I am guessing here. I have a 29D engine in Bl=
uehealey and had a similar issue. There is a cast mounting pad below the gen=
erator that is intended for a mechanical fuel pump. Although the hole for th=
e pump actuating arm doesn't exist the two mounting bolt holes do! They are t=
apped as well. &nbsp;I put button head Allen screws into the holes with copp=
er washers to seal them.</div><div><br></div><div>Let us know what you find.=
&nbsp;<br><br>Alan - from my iPad</div><div><br>On 31 Aug 2015, at 00:54, I E=
rbs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";>eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><p dir=3D"ltr">Not sure if=
 this made it....</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Aug 28, 2015 4:11 PM, "I Erbs" &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";>eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"at=
tribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">So as I continue to l=
ocate the source of my major oil leak I noticed oil pouring out of the front=
 right side of the engine down from the generator plate. See photo of where d=
rill bit is pointing. I see a hole on the bottom flange. Is this a casting t=
hing, or should something be plugging it?&nbsp; Where could the oil be comin=
g from. The cover plate shows a little leak, but I'm talking about oil pooli=
ng under the car from that approximate location . My nice new chrome valve&n=
bsp; cover is leak free . <br>
Mr. Ira Erbs</p>
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