[Healeys] Smell

Awgertoo at aol.com Awgertoo at aol.com
Wed Oct 14 16:04:14 MDT 2009


It also "wrks better" when the oil level is down somewhat from max,  
probably the case from having burned off/slung out that last 1/2 quart of oil  and 
not putting so much leak-load on the slinger.
 
Best--Michael Oritt
 
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In a message dated 10/14/2009 12:13:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
bspidell at comcast.net writes:

Interesting (to me, at least), is that my oil consumption--which is  mostly 
from leaking through the rear main 'seal'--is much less on a long trip;  
i.e. driving mostly long highway legs. Around town and on short trips with  
lots of stops I use (leak) about a quart every 1,000 miles, on trips with long 
 highway legs I use a quart every 2,000 miles give or take. I attribute 
this to  the scroll seal and'slinger' working well as long as you're driving 
fast and  steady, but not so well at slow speeds with lots of stops. 

Also, my  oil consumption--and the blue smoke out the tailpipes when  
shifting--diminished after I installed a PCV valve. I think the valve pulls a  
slight vacuum in the sump--there's no vent on the valve cover and I sealed up  
some leaks--so oil doesn't get blown past the scroll seal.  


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