Joe Curry wrote:
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> Tim Greenlee wrote:
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> > Thanks
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> > Tim
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> Tim,
> Having spent the majority of my adult life in West Texas, my first
> guess
> is that the engine may have accumulated sand from the raviges of the
> West Texas wind. You can imagine what that will do to main bearings.
> When the mains go, so does your oil pressure.
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> I wonder why, however, there was Gasoline in the oil!!! Had somebody
> attempted to cleasns the oil pan and not gotten the "solvent" properly
> removed? Leaves one to speculate, doesn't it.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry '63 Spit
The most obvious answer would be a shot fuel pump leaking into the
crankcase. First thing to look at even after changing the oil, the gas
will disperse the lube oil from critical bearings and really screw up
internal parts, Meaning major overhaul.
Larry Zink]
1964 Spitfire4
Houston
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