Alan,
early Spridget engines have these covers, but they were deleted on the
1275.
Ulix
On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Alan Inglis wrote:
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> I'm not that familiar with these engines but i know that minis have two
> access covers to the cam followers and they are just beneath the manifolds
> (headers). Minis have breathers on one, too. Either could have a failed
> gasket. Good luck.
> Alan
> '74 Midget and project bug-eye.
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> Bkitterer@aol.com on 10/18/98 07:40:06 PM
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> Please respond to Bkitterer@aol.com
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> To: dhiley@cadvision.com, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
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> cc: (bcc: Alan Inglis/BC Research/CA)
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> Subject: Re: Part 2 - Torqueing the Head
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> In a message dated 10/18/98 1:28:14 PM, dhiley@cadvision.com writes:
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> <<I let the engine warm up thoroughly sitting in the driveway with
> occaisional sustained moderate rpm and there was no leakage. I then took
> it out onto the road and ran it it up 5k in second and third and the smoke
> began pouring out of the engine as the oil hit the headers. It is
> definitely not coming from the rocker cover or timing chain cover. It is
> definitely coming from under the headers somewhere.>>
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> Dave,
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> We have experienced the same problem. Have been resisting pulling the head
> but I think that there is an oil port on the front corner, manifold side of
> the block / head. At this time we are guessing that for some reason the
> head
> and block are not perfectly parallel at this corner and under load oil
> leaks
> out between the head, gasket and block. Once it is warmed up it is fine
> except on occasion when pushed hard. When cold we let ours idle about five
> minutes letting it come to operation temperature for several minutes before
> driving off. Then we try and avoid routes, freeways and steep hills, that
> would load the engine for anther five minutes or so.
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> This is not much help in solving the problem. We will keep listening and
> if I
> break down and pull the head will post what we find.
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> Bob and Annice
> 1960 Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
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Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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