Check to see what hole the oil is coming out of. There are two of them. One of
them should have a brass plug in it. If it doesn't oil will dump back to the
pan.
Dennis Cox
67 MGB
Bill Meyer wrote:
> Replaced the relief valve as Kai suggested, although the new one was only
> thousandths larger. No luck
> Pressure primed the pump through the oil cooler line as suggested on Barney's
> website. No luck.
> Removed the pan and pump - it checked out and I have the correct gasket.
> Re-installed pump, put a pot of oil on a jack and submersed the pump pickup.
> Turned the engine over and soon had a steady stream pouring out the hole in
> the block casting in the left rear corner. As this lines up with the tube in
> the corner of the pan, I must assume this is the normal return from the relief
> valve.
> What can further be done without pulling the engine?
>
> Bill
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