On May 8, 9:41am, I wrote:
> Subject: Crying Engine
> Worldly Scions,
>
> I was running the engine in the Grape on saturday, trying to balance
> the carbs, when I noticed to my abject horror oil weeping from the
> vicinity of the head gasket. The head is dry, but the block is oil
> covered. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am planning on picking
> up a new head gasket tomorrow, but what could cause this problem?
>
> The only thing that I have done to the engine was to remove it from
> the car so that I could replace the pilot bushing and re-attach the
> transmission. Surely hanging the engine from the lifting points
> wouldn't have caused anything like this. Maybe I have a case of the
> mysterious breaking head bolts like Barry Fox.
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug Mitchell
>-- End of excerpt from Doug Mitchell
After a reply from Paul Swengler, I realized that I had not included
the fact that the Grape is a '73 Spitfire 1500 with a '70 Spit 1300
engine.
I want to fix this permanently, as temporary fixes tend to turn into
long term repairs.
Doug Mitchell
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