[Mg-mmm] One more time... chasing oil leak around vertical drive on P type

[Gerhard Maier]

Hi Don,

make sure that the oil does not escape through the keyway of the vertical
pinion.
Some sealing-compound into the keyways
and under the nut prior to assembling,
could make the difference.

<  No paper gasket between the bottom of the front cam support assembly.
<  Orientation of the flat on the metering pin does not matter.

Cheers,
Gerhard Maier
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Von: mg-mmm-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-mmm-bounces at autox.team.net] Im
Auftrag von Don Bonar
Gesendet: Montag, 17. September 2012 20:23
An: MG-MMM
Betreff: [Mg-mmm] One more time... chasing oil leak around vertical drive on
P type

After two attempts to cure.. replacing the double lip seals... the car still
"atomizes" the small leaks onto the flexible coupling and then delivers a
fine oil mist over the engine compartment.

I did the vertical drive alignment (thank you Bill D.) *again*, new
seals*again
*  (after having IBT re- mic to ensure proper sizing) ... new gaskets and
seals and a small dollp of RTV.

If anything, it's worse. Used to leak when engine was running.... now
overnight,  top of dynamo and coupling is showing oil just sitting there.
Dynamo is not charging (not fully checked out yet) but fear oil is leaking
into the windings....

Now going into unknown territory. Looking for things to check beyond the
obvious

1. Should there be a paper gasket between the bottom of the front cam
support assembly and the receiving casting that is part of the head? It is
directly above the vertical drive assembly and oil seems to always be on
bottom of the drive bearing housing. Might just be thrown there.... or
bottom seal just leaks!

2. Does the orientation of the flat on the metering pin (like a clock face)
have anything to do with regulating the amount of flow of oil to the top
end? Could not find any mention... nor feel anything as I rotated thru 360
degrees. Pin meets dimensions in Blower.

Any other things I can try?
Thanks
 Don B.
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