[Spridgets] Oil leak - crankcase ventilation?

[Ron Soave]

I did. I also read where Matt described it leaking when parked. 
 
Ron 


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From: Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net>
>To: Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
>Cc: "spridgets at autox.team.net" <spridgets at autox.team.net> 
>Sent: Friday,
January 25, 2013 8:38 AM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Oil leak - crankcase
ventilation?
> 
>
>Ron,
>
>
>Read Matt's post more closely.  He says "It
doesn't seem to leak when the car is not running".
>
>
>Sent from my keyboard
>
>On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:32 PM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>If
it is leaking that badly and when parked as you say, all the PCV in the world
won't fix it. The rear "seal" needs to be addressed. The very best thing to do
is to verify crankshaft straightness, get it align honed and do Paul A's rear
seal kit on it (check the archives or I can dig out instructions). This setup
has worked for 7(!) years for me on a very high compression engine that only
has ambient venting, not positive venting. Doing Paul's kit alone may do it,
but while you're in there...
>> 
>>Ron Soave
>>Roscoe, IL
>>
>>
>>"It only
goes one way."
>>"Pay it forward."
>>
>>
>>>________________________________
>>> From: Matt Hendricksen <seaward25 at gmail.com>
>>>To: Rick Fisk
<refisk at chartermi.net> 
>>>Cc: "spridgets at autox.team.net"
<spridgets at autox.team.net> 
>>>Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:45 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Oil leak - crankcase ventilation?
>>> 
>>>Can you
tell in these pictures?  I can take a better look otherwise.
>>>
>>>http://bit.ly/11UMLTG
>>>http://bit.ly/10UQCB6
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Thu, Jan
24, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If oil
is leaking from the rear main the PCV valve is probably plumbed
>>>>
incorrectly or the valve itself is bad.  How is the valve plumbing routed?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my keyboard
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 24, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Matt
Hendricksen <seaward25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I've got a fairly bad oil
leak while driving down the road.  It's bad
>>>> > enough that I have oil
seeping in through the seams in front of the seats
>>>> > (which is why I
haven't installed carpet yet.)  When I park on an
>>>>
 incline,
>>>> > I'll
get a several foot wide puddle running out of the transmission
>>>> > tunnel. 
The engine otherwise seems to run well, with minimal smoke at
>>>> the
>>>> >
tailpipe, smooth idle and power delivery.  It doesn't seem to leak when
>>>>
the
>>>> > car is not running.  Looks to be coming out the rear main seal
area.
>>>> >
>>>> > My understanding is that I have a 1098 block with a 1275
head.  It still
>>>> > has the dual SU carbs and pancake pcv valve.  The PO is
the one that
>>>> built
>>>> > it, but sold it to me as an unfinished project
a number of years ago
>>>> > without putting any real miles on it, so rebuild
quality is an unknown.
>>>> > I've since worked on pretty much every part of
the car except the engine,
>>>> > so I'm a bit of a newbie on what to look
for.
>>>> >
>>>> > Could it be incorrect crankcase
 ventilation?  How would I
go about
>>>> > diagnosing such a thing?
>>>> >
>>>> > Many thanks
>>>> > Matt
>>>> > '65 Sprite MkIII
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