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Re: Possible head trouble

To: Bill Mantz <bmantz@rbnet.com>, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Possible head trouble
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 20:08:28 -0700 (PDT)
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Bill,
  Replace the valve cover gasket and the rubber seals
on the top of it.  If the rubber seals have compressed
and deteriorated then you can't tighten the valve
cover down enough.

--- Bill Mantz <bmantz@rbnet.com> wrote:

> I found that I have a severe oil leak in my 1971
> Midget 1275. It drips on the exhaust pipe. Does not
leak when idling and brought up to running
> temperature, however, the back side (engine side) of
> the manifold looks like it has been oil soaked. 


                
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