Thomas James Pokrefke, III wrote:
>
> I was sitting at a stop light today in the B admiring the nice oil smoke
> that my car puts off. Oil leaks past the tappet cover, runs down the
> block, and hits the hot exhaust pipe. 007 would be proud.
>
> I had a great idea to fix it, but its simplicity sent off a red flag. If I
> cut a piece of 1/4" metal so it was slightly larger than the tappet cover,
> drilled a hole through the middle, and used it so it but uniform pressure
> on the tappet cover seal, my oil leak should stop.
>
> Of course, I have had my car for too long to know that such a simple repair
> would undoubtly cause some unforeseeable problem in about 8 to 12 months.
> What do you think?
>
> Thomas James Pokrefke, III
> 1970 MGB
> 1995 Nissan Pathfinder
> 1998 Canoe
Try replacing the rubber compression washers under the fixing bolts, they are a
service item.
PaulH.
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