[Healeys] BN2 Incontinence

[Bob Spidell]

Ah, yeah, now I remember having to route the OP line across the scuttle. 
But, the tach drive is off the distributor, on the R/H side, no? I 
replaced the seal when we rebuilt the engine.

Tappet cover, IIRC, is on the L/H side; that was my first guess since 
the oil isn't contaminated (until it hits the pavement). I didn't learn 
until after the rebuild that one of the tappet cover screws has to be 
shorter, lest one of the tappets hit it; always wondered if I did that 
right or not.

bs

On 5/13/2025 7:22 PM, Michael Salter wrote:
> The oil pressure take off is on the right side of the engine Bob. My 
> guess would be the tachometer drive, the seal on the shaft hardens and 
> cracks ( probably only about 70 years old, they don't make them to 
> last) or the tappet cover. I  have found that the tappet cover screws 
> need to be gently retightened af a few hours of operation. On the 100S 
> they were all lock wired which tells you something!!
>
> M
>
> On Tue., May 13, 2025, 9:46 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, 
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     Listers,
>
>     Just noticed, after a short local drive my BN2 was peeing oil out the
>     driver (L/H) side of the engine. I won't get to a diagnosis and
>     fix for
>     a couple weeks; just wondering if anybody has a guess. My first
>     thought
>     was the OP gauge fitting came loose or the line broke, but the
>     gauge was
>     indicating fine as was the temp gauge.
>
>     Any guesses?
>
>     Bob
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