<VV> Oil leak diagnosis - cooler adapter?

[Doug Mackintosh]

I've been chasing an oil leak on my daughter's Spyder. Park it and it drips from the bottom of the nut catcher and LH lower shroud. Fairly fast "nuisance" leak, probably a few drops an hour. 
   
  There are no puddles inside the shroud. I see oil forming in the crack between the left hand side of the nutcatcher and the LH lower shroud. Once it collects enough oil, it disappears and reappears as a drop on the bottom of the nutcatcher or shroud.
   
  It was still dripping (formed about 3-4 drops while I was replacing the LH thermostat) today even though it had not been started since yesterday.
   
  A few weeks ago I replaced the oil cooler seals since that was the only thing I thought of that would leak in the observed location. The only other thing that makes sense is the oil cooler adapter gasket.
   
  Does anyone have some other ideas or something I haven't tried to isolate the source?
   
  Thanks!


-- Doug Mackintosh
  Corsa member since 1996
  Corsa/NC member since 1996,  Virtual Vairs member
  Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
 		
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