[TR] Head or crank?

[wbeech at flash.net]

John,
Yes, it certainly could be from the rear of the valve cover running down to
look like a rear crank seal problem.  My advice, I hope you haven't pulled
the motor just yet, is to clean it everything very carefully and watch to
see just where the oil originates before tearing into the crank seal,
perhaps needlessly. 

Wouldn't it be nice to have a faulty tappet cover gasket?

Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS30766L  "Tarbaby"
www.triumphowners.com/1566
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"



-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Gillis
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 11:15 AM
To: 'Triumph List'
Subject: [TR] Head or crank?

I am in the process of removing the motor from my "re-built" TR2 in an
attempt to deal with a very heavy leak from between box and motor on
tick-over. While stripping down I noticed a trail of oil from the back of
the head, some gathering around the starter and more running down around the
engine breather.
Could the steady flow I saw dripping from the left side of the join between
box and motor back plate while the motor was running be actually from the
head. I should say there was a steady drip every second and this makes me
believe it is unlikely to be from the head.
Regards
John

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