Hi Craig,
You didn't mention if the rebuild was an original 948, or a later 1275. If
it was a later 1275, it might be something as simple as crankcase
ventilation. Without a PCV valve of some sort, 1275 develop a lot of
internal pressure, and the oil goes out the easiest way possible, ie. front
(timing gasket) and rear (rear plate) of the engine. But if it's the
original 948, I'll have to defer to others on the list.
Greg Gowins
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Craig Reese
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:06 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Sick Bugeye
Well folks, still being fairly new to things here I've just gotten some bad
news from a mechanic taking a look at my car that I'm not sure what to do
about.. The Bugeye was leaving larger than normal puddles of oil on the
garage floor. Yes I know these cars have a flow through lubrication system
but this was much worse than typical, and it started to really lose a lot of
oil at highway speeds, so I took it into a mechanic. I just got a call from
him and he said that the car has major leaks going out both the front and
the back of the motor. Otherwise the car seems to run fine. Although the
engine was rebuilt a few years ago it has very few miles on it. It was done
by a place in Nor. Cal. called British Parts Direct, but I believe they are
no longer in business. I know I'll be looking at pulling the engine, but are
there any thoughts as to what typically can cause this and what needs to be
done to resolve it?
Craig Reese
Sick 60 Bugeye
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