bill nichol wrote:
>
> dano wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I have a minor problem with my 77 Spitfire. Oil seems to be coming
>up
> > from the oil dipstick tube area - the dipstick is not stoping it. Two
> > questions, is this normal, and what material to I use to replace that seal
> > around the dipstick that seems to have deteriorated?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Dano
> >
> > 77 Spitfire
> > 71 Bond Equipe
> > 73 Stag (maybe)
> Dano
> do you have an after market oil pressure gauge installed? If you do,
> what kind of pressure are you running? If you don't then I would install
> a mechanical one temporarily(if you want to stay original) to verify
> just how much pressure you are running. If your pressure is high 60psi
> or greater then start checking for causes ie:pugged breather,loss of
> compression(worn rings cause blow by) stuck regulator and what ever else
> you can think of.
> I recently had a similiar problem, blowing oil around the distributer
> pad, dipstick, valve cover gasket, valvecover bolts, and out the
> breather. My pressure was in the 80s cold and 60s warm. I eventually
> eliminated everything else I could think of and removed the regulator to
> clean and inspect it. When I reinstalled it I add a 5/32" washer behind
> it. Stopped all my leaks and now have a stable 35 to 45 psi warm or cold
> with 25psi at warm idle.
>
> Good Luck
> Bill
> 78 Spit
> 80 TR7
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