>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
I had the same problem with my '75 Spit. It was crummy nuts holding down
the head that caused it. I bought them at a local AP store, big mistake. I
ended up blowing the head gasket. That's when I noticed the threads
stripped on a couple of the nuts.
Good luck,Bill King
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