<VV> Where's all that oil coming from? The crankcase of course...

[J R Read_HML]

Get the engine good and warm.

Turn it off.

Spray liberal amounts of brake clean into the suspect areas.  You MAY wish 
to hold your breath.

Give it time to dry.  You might want to use up a few paper towels at this 
point to absorb excess.

Once everything is pretty much devoid of oil.  Start it up (more odor) and 
WATCH CAREFULLY to see where the oil comes from.

If it is producing it's own oil, OPEC would like to talk to you!  <GRIN>

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Choy" <ronchoy at comcast.net>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Where's all that oil coming from? The crankcase of 
course...


> Thanks, I guess I'll take a really close look. It's getting 
> nnoying.  -ron 65,66
> On Friday, Mar 18, 2005, at 16:32 US/Pacific, J R Read_HML wrote:
>
>> Since you have oil on the top side, I'd suspect the top crankcase cover 
>> gaskets.
>>
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>> Later, JR
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Choy" <ronchoy at comcast.net>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 5:37 PM
>> Subject: <VV> Where's all that oil coming from? The crankcase of 
>> course...
>>
>>
>>> Is it my crankcase cover or o-rings? I get oil smell from the heater 
>>> vent, oil at left carb base, and drips from left side of engine.
>>> My book Corvait Lubricant Leaks doesn't really tell me.   -ron 65,66
>>>
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