[Healeys] Oil Leak

[Bob]

 From days of olde.....

Q: How do you know when a British motorcycle is low on oil?

A:  It stops leaking.

Bob


On 3/3/2013 12:31 PM, Oudesluys wrote:
> Worried after a few drops??
> You should be worried if there are NO drops.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
> Op 3-3-2013 16:17, Bob Spidell schreef:
>> Yeah, I know...
>>
>> We've fixed them all in our BN2 (100M) except for one nagging leak. Oil 
>> appears to be leaking at the bottom of the bellhousing, where it's bolted up 
>> to the rear engine plate. We installed a rear main seal and there is little, 
>> if any, coming from the usual source (the hole in the bellhousing with the 
>> cotter in it). We were careful/diligent with gaskets and used a discreet 
>> amount of gasket sealer wherever it seemed appropriate.(like on the large 
>> gasket between the block and the engine plate). The cigarette-shaped felt 
>> gaskets that came in the kit that go around the rear main bearing cap seemed 
>> a bit undersized, but we used them.
>>
>> Any ideas? Could the seam between the rear main bearing cap and block--with 
>> the undersized felt, cigarette-shaped plugs on either side--be the cause? We 
>> get a few drops on the floor after a 4-5 mile run.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Bob
>>
>>
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>> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
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