Jeff:
I concur with Dick. The valve cover gasket is much more likely
than a head gasket (Assuming that you are not certain where the oil is
coming from).
My valve cover absolutely leaked all over the place until I put
a little Hylomar on the land where the cover gasket mates with the head.
Stopped it cold.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Sally or Dick Taylor
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 2:55 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Head gasket question
Jeff---There is a path that oil can take across the head, from where it
feeds the rocker shaft, to the back of the block. It will only be
present if corrosion has taken place at this junction, and visable with
the head off.
It has been reported, as Vance pointed out, that oil can seep out
from along the narrow casting edges at one side of the block. (Never saw
this happening myself) What seems to be the most comon cause for oil
seepage is usually the valve cover gasket giving up its seal.For all the
world, it looks like it's coming from under the back of the head. Give
this a look!
Dick
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