<VV> RE: Sudden oil leak

[srmarti]

Oddball sudden leak happened to me once.  The harmonic balancer was failing
and the outer ring was walking backward and rubbed a hole in the oil filter.

Steve Marti


> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 06:45:18 -0500
> To: VirtualVairs@corvair.org
> From: dcvjrv@covad.net
> Subject: <VV> Oil Leak
>
> On my 1964 Spyder, I now have oil that is being sprayed around
> the engine by
> the belt.  I appears that it is coming from around the harmonic balancer
> area.
> Any thoughts on the leak.  It started suddenly.
>
> Thanks,