[Spridgets] Oil leak - crankcase ventilation?

[Matt Hendricksen]

Can you tell in these pictures?  I can take a better look otherwise.

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On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:

> If oil is leaking from the rear main the PCV valve is probably plumbed
> incorrectly or the valve itself is bad.  How is the valve plumbing routed?
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> On Jan 24, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Matt Hendricksen <seaward25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've got a fairly bad oil leak while driving down the road.  It's bad
> > enough that I have oil seeping in through the seams in front of the seats
> > (which is why I haven't installed carpet yet.)  When I park on an
> incline,
> > I'll get a several foot wide puddle running out of the transmission
> > tunnel.  The engine otherwise seems to run well, with minimal smoke at
> the
> > tailpipe, smooth idle and power delivery.  It doesn't seem to leak when
> the
> > car is not running.  Looks to be coming out the rear main seal area.
> >
> > My understanding is that I have a 1098 block with a 1275 head.  It still
> > has the dual SU carbs and pancake pcv valve.  The PO is the one that
> built
> > it, but sold it to me as an unfinished project a number of years ago
> > without putting any real miles on it, so rebuild quality is an unknown.
> > I've since worked on pretty much every part of the car except the engine,
> > so I'm a bit of a newbie on what to look for.
> >
> > Could it be incorrect crankcase ventilation?  How would I go about
> > diagnosing such a thing?
> >
> > Many thanks
> > Matt
> > '65 Sprite MkIII
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