Nope, no oil cooler. Just the line from the block
to the filter adapter.
I'll try the match thing, probably not tonight, Scouts. Not
tomorrow, working at the Wild game. Wednesday? maybe.
Thanks,
Paul.
On Apr 3, 2006, at 12:42 PM, Phil Bates wrote:
> This will sound odd - but take a little of the oil from the
> dipstick, and
> see if you can light it with a match. If you can, it's gas. If
> you can't
> it isn't gas. My guess is that you have an oil cooler, and on
> sitting,
> the oil drained out of the cooler, and into the sump. I get up to
> a quart
> difference in reading based on how long I let my car sit.
>
> Phil Bates
> '67 MGB
> '58 MGA
> Other eurpean stuff (mostly british)
>
>> So Saturday I got the MG out of hibernation.
>>
>> Popped the hood/bonnet.
>> Pulled the coil wire
>> fuel pump pumped for 30 seconds
>> cranked for oil pressure - less than 30 seconds
>> replaced the wire.
>> Started it right up.
>> Very cool.
>> pulled it out onto the driveway and let it idle
>> up to operating temp. Meanwhile, cleaned up the
>> garage a bit.
>> put it away. :-)
>>
>> That was all I had time for.
>>
>> Anyway. I did check the oil level. And it was
>> about 1/4-3/8 inch above the Max line! And I
>> know I was right on, or a bit under when I put
>> it away.
>>
>> The oil doesn't seem thin. There's definitely no
>> water/anti-freeze in it.
>>
>> What could this be? Is it gas? Or is it just
>> long term storage giving the oil time to leak
>> way down? Or is it me over filling it and not
>> allowing enough leakdown time for the 20W-50
>> when I changed it in the fall?
>>
>> After the warm up. I checked again, it's
>> still high.
>>
>> I'll be changing the oil before taking it out
>> on the road, of course, but this is curious?
>>
>> Best be off to NAPA a for Gold filter and
>> some Valvoline.
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