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1. 79 Spit Oil leak (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 00:18:51 -0500; Have a 79 Spitter with 33k on clock converted to weber downdraft and header. Removed air pump and egr. Have a problem with oil seeping from dipstick tube. Engine has new pan gasket and plumbing from; /html/triumphs/1998-01/msg00581.html (6,849 bytes)
2. Re: 79 Spit Oil leak (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 21:48:22 -0800; I don't know what removing the air pump will do, but I can remember that when my brother did that to his '68 Camaro way back when....., It would blow all the oil out of it because of excess pressure; /html/triumphs/1998-01/msg00583.html (8,283 bytes)
3. Re: 79 Spit Oil leak (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 22:01:50 -0800 (PST); What about the PCV valve? Is there one? If it's keeping too much pressure in the crankcase, maybe a different one should be substituted. -Malcolm '62 TR4, built when crankcase ventilation meant a hol; /html/triumphs/1998-01/msg00584.html (7,995 bytes)
4. Re: 79 Spit Oil leak (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 07:51:22 -0500; when you removed the stock carb, etc. you probably blocked/eliminated the venting for the oil pan. the oil is being forced out the dipstick tube by crankcase pressure. the crankcase must be vented or; /html/triumphs/1998-01/msg00595.html (8,287 bytes)
5. Re: 79 Spit Oil leak (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 13:42:59 +0000; My car had that problem, if theres alot of smoke, check your compressions, you may be getting some blow by. Of cource my car lost 4 pints of oil on a 5 mile jurny, mostly the oil went of the manifold; /html/triumphs/1998-01/msg00597.html (7,671 bytes)
6. 79 Spit oil leak (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 09:07:48 -0500; Understand about crankcase pressure. This is/was an emissions vehicle but there was no additional crankcase ventilation on this engine prior to the modifications either (that I'm aware of) other tha; /html/triumphs/1998-01/msg00599.html (6,864 bytes)

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