[Healeys] massive oil leak

[Harold Manifold]

Double check the drain plug. Try a new copper gasket and check the drain
plug flange on the oil pan for burrs or nicks. Touch up with a file if
required. If the engine is original there is no rear main seal to fail just
the infamous archimedes screw and it is unlikely to fail catastrophically.

Harold

On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 5:26 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Stock 'seal' or aftermarket upgrade?
>
>
> On 10/15/2022 11:20 AM, healeymanjim wrote:
> > changed oil in a club member's tri carb.   went to get gas and noticed
> lots of oil under car.  by the time i got back had lost about 4 qts or more
> of oil on a few mile drive.  coming from rear of engine and coming out
> bottom joint and cotter pin hole. was only a small drip before oil change.
> assume it is coming from rear main, but could it fail that fast?   any
> other places to look?
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