Ryan, now that you said something you will be in for it tomorrow. and in
order to do a Honda impersonation your Spitfire would have to have no less
than 150 vacuum hoses running around in the engine compartment.
patrick bowen
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Smith <shmitty990@yahoo.com>
To: <ckigar@sound.net>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 8:31 PM
Subject: re: oil pan leakage
>
> digest lurk mode off:
>
> I dropped my pan back in January to check my thrust
> washers. All looked good when I put the pan back on, but a
> 30 min drive made a small stream of hot oil pour out of the
> block. I had to go back to school so i left the car like
> that until this week (spring break). Crawled back under
> there to see that the pan was leaking from the back near
> the bell housing. Fear of stripping the block had
> prevented me from tightening down all the bolts enough.
> Gave them all a good turn and no more leak. In fact it
> doesn't leak at ALL anymore. I'm amazed and wondering if
> my car is still British. I kept looking all week but no
> drops of oil on the floor. I guess that's a good thing but
> now I think the Spit is hiding something from me.
>
> Ryan Smith
> 72 Emerald Green Spitfire doing a Honda impersonation
>
> digest lurk mode on
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