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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Congratulations on finding the leak. I would not have much confidence in any epoxy. The area would need to be impeccably clean including inside the actual crack & the block gets very hot. I wonder if it might be a candidate for an expert MIG/TIG welder?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Gary Hodson </div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 11:00:46 PM CDT, Wayne Schultz via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027"><div><div dir="ltr">Yes, it was! <br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><div id="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027yqt57983" class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027yqt5823130862"><div class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 10:16 PM Roger Grace <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">roggrace@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>Wayne - you are a star !</div><div>I got lucky and think that I have found it.</div><div>Started by removing the center tappet side cover.</div><div>Just like your experience - mine is below the center cover mounting boss; there is a ridge there just above the distributor drive.</div><div>Was this where the one you worked on was ?<br clear="none"></div><div>Actually looks someone tried to repair it before. Have no idea what they used, but is a soft white putty like substance and the oozing got worse when I removed it. Had the coolant under pressure.</div><div>So now have to clean up and think about a repair technique.</div><div>Thank you for responding .</div><div>rg<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br clear="none">From: <b class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_sendername">Roger Grace</b> <span><<a shape="rect" href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">roggrace@telus.net</a>></span><br clear="none">Date: Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [Healeys] Glycol in oil<br clear="none">To: Wayne Schultz <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:waschu2@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">waschu2@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none">Cc: <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div>Wayne,</div><div>Thank you. That sounds very similar to my situation. Not quite sure that I understand what you mean by the boss that goes down to the sump ? Is this the oil return path - interesting. Yes, my plan is to get the pan off and pressurize the coolant with some dye in it and hopefully locate it. </div><div>So your repair was done with the tappet side covers off ? Maybe that is a block weakness and I get lucky with a similar fault.</div><div>rg<br clear="none"></div></div><div id="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027m_1672260542168041566m_-2987158626209960444DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br clear="none"><table style="border-top:1px solid rgb(211,212,222);"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width:55px;padding-top:13px;"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width:46px;min-height:29px;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></a></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:rgb(65,66,78);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:18px;">Virus-free.<a shape="rect" href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" style="color:rgb(68,83,234);" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a shape="rect" href="#m_1672260542168041566_m_-2987158626209960444_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 9:14 PM Wayne Schultz <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:waschu2@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">waschu2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpbb1b946fyiv3499248027gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Hi Roger,<div>My friend who had a Healey 3000 had a similar issue. We would find coolant in the oil on the dipstick and filler cap. I found when we pressurized the cooling system with the engine warm, no leak noted, with the engine cold a slight coolant leak in pressure. I decided to drop the oil pan to look for leaks and found a very slight leak internally dripping into the oil pan area. We found that the leak was from the boss in between the 6 and 7 tappets. With that tappet cover off we could see coolant drips forming in that boss running down into the pan area. It would only leak when cold. Porosity? I think so. I decided to Peen the boss with a punch and seal with JB Weld. It has been good ever since. I suggest dropping your oil pan to look for leaks might be the least invasive first step in locating your problem. Good luck. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div> Wayne</div></div>
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