[Healeys] liquid under spark plug?

[Alan Seigrist]

oh right, I read this wrong.  Ignore my last email.  Looks like you
have some valve cover gasket leaking, that's all.

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 6:25 AM,  <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you checked it when cold the day after running the car, it could be
condensed water or fuel.
>
> If it is oil, it could mean that your banjo bolt on your rocker assembly is
loose, and oil is pooling in the head when running the car.
>
> Alan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Day <fsufan1952 at yahoo.com>
> Sender: healeys-bounces at autox.team.netDate: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:00:59
> To: healey list<healeys at autox.team.net>
> Reply-To: Don Day <fsufan1952 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Healeys] liquid under spark plug?
>
> Hi list,
>   On my 67 BJ-8,just starting to use the car a little more, I
> noticed a small spot of oil? or not sure what under  the  # 1 and # 2 spark
> plug in the recess in the head? Almost as it had leaked out of the spark
plug.
> I did check the torque on both plugs and they were spot on. It didn't smell
> like gas and looked like oil ? Any thoughts?
>              Thanks , Don