Ron,
Read Matt's post more closely. He says "It doesn't seem to leak when the car
is not running".
Sent from my keyboard
On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:32 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> If it is leaking that badly and when parked as you say, all the PCV in the
world won't fix it. The rear "seal" needs to be addressed. The very best thing
to do is to verify crankshaft straightness, get it align honed and do Paul A's
rear seal kit on it (check the archives or I can dig out instructions). This
setup has worked for 7(!) years for me on a very high compression engine that
only has ambient venting, not positive venting. Doing Paul's kit alone may do
it, but while you're in there...
>
> Ron Soave
> Roscoe, IL
>
> "It only goes one way."
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> From: Matt Hendricksen <seaward25@gmail.com>
> To: Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net>
> Cc: "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Oil leak - crankcase ventilation?
>
> Can you tell in these pictures? I can take a better look otherwise.
>
> http://bit.ly/11UMLTG
> http://bit.ly/10UQCB6
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>
> > If oil is leaking from the rear main the PCV valve is probably plumbed
> > incorrectly or the valve itself is bad. How is the valve plumbing
routed?
> >
> > Sent from my keyboard
> >
> > On Jan 24, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Matt Hendricksen <seaward25@gmail.com>
wrote:
> >
> > > I've got a fairly bad oil leak while driving down the road. It's bad
> > > enough that I have oil seeping in through the seams in front of the
seats
> > > (which is why I haven't installed carpet yet.) When I park on an
> > incline,
> > > I'll get a several foot wide puddle running out of the transmission
> > > tunnel. The engine otherwise seems to run well, with minimal smoke at
> > the
> > > tailpipe, smooth idle and power delivery. It doesn't seem to leak when
> > the
> > > car is not running. Looks to be coming out the rear main seal area.
> > >
> > > My understanding is that I have a 1098 block with a 1275 head. It
still
> > > has the dual SU carbs and pancake pcv valve. The PO is the one that
> > built
> > > it, but sold it to me as an unfinished project a number of years ago
> > > without putting any real miles on it, so rebuild quality is an unknown.
> > > I've since worked on pretty much every part of the car except the
engine,
> > > so I'm a bit of a newbie on what to look for.
> > >
> > > Could it be incorrect crankcase ventilation? How would I go about
> > > diagnosing such a thing?
> > >
> > > Many thanks
> > > Matt
> > > '65 Sprite MkIII
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