[Healeys] Oil Leak

[Dan Stromquist]

If you want to stop your oil leaks try putting in a PCV valve to change the
pressure inside the engine from positive to negative.
Dan


-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bob
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 12:25 PM
To: Oudesluys
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Leak

 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
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------
>> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>> _______________________________________________
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