To clarify, it does not leak when parked with the motor off.
I pulled apart the PCV and it was saturated with oil. The rubber diaphragm
looked okay, no tears or holes. I will try cleaning this up as a first
step, but I'm thinking all this oil might indicate another problem?
I'll also check the oil pan gasket as mentioned, make sure that's not
leaking.
Gerard, your seal kit looks great. If the other fixes don't work out, I'll
give it a go. Do you have any pictures or instructions online?
Matt
'65 Sprite MkIII
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I did. I also read where Matt described it leaking when parked.
>
> Ron
>
>
> "It
> only goes one way."
> "Pay it forward."
>
>
> >________________________________
> >
> From: Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net>
> >To: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
> >Cc: "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Friday,
> January 25, 2013 8:38 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Oil leak - crankcase
> ventilation?
> >
> >
> >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."
> >>"Pay it forward."
> >>
> >>
> >>>________________________________
> >>> 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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