[Healeys] Oil in the water cooling system

[Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com]

Who knows anything about this oil gallery repair kit as sold by SC Parts, see
No 85 and perhaps other suppliers:
http://www.scparts.co.uk/index/lang-2/lkz-195/markenid-1/katnr-1/kat_sprache-
2/hrubnr-2/rubrik-10/index.php?tpl=clickable_vertikal.tpl&marker=85#85
Is this kit to vercome a weakness in the block?
Could that kit be a solution for Dirk`s problem with oil in the water?

Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany

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Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] Im
Auftrag von I Erbs
Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Dezember 2010 18:11
An: Dirk Maier
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Oil in the water cooling system

look for crack in block? check deck for warp on block

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Dirk Maier <dirk.e.maier at t-online.de>wrote:

> Hey listers,
>
>
>
> I have a few problems with the cylinder head of my 3000 engine.
>
> In summer I rebuild the head by renewing the valves / guides and the
> surface was grinded.
>
> But it turned out after a few kilometers around 600-700, that oil was
> in the cooling water and then I tightened the cylinder head after
> about 1000km.
> But that didn t have any effect, the amount of oil in the water was
> actually increasing.
> So I removed the head again and I gave it to an engine shop to put the
> cooling ports under pressure, but it did stand the pressure. I thought
> is probably due to the sealing or assembly.
> I brought a new set of seals and reassembled them, but there was still
> oil in the water. I torque down the head with 3 / 6 / 8 / 10.5 Nm here
> in several stages.
>
>
>
> Do you have any suggestions what I could do to solve this problem?
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Dirk
>
>
>
> Siegburg, Germany