Wayne
I re-read your post a couple times and although I understand the
apparent source of the oil, make sure the oil pressure gauge hose on
the side of the block is not leaking. I have chased that one
previously. I would also verify that the oil level in the pan is
correct, just in case someone got carried away adding oil. Since we
ship cars often via containers here in Hawaii, the standard paperwork
states that the car must have 6 inches of ground clearance to load. I
have had them refuse to load a car before with out paying a special
handling charge. Not all teamsters are careful with our LBC's and
scrapping of mufflers is fairly common.
Aloha
Perry
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Schultz <waschu2@gmail.com>
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 1:28 pm
Subject: [Healeys] oil leak
Hi everyone,B
B
B My friend shipped his 62 3000 Healey back from England recently and
has it at my house to look at some damage done while loading it into
the container. The damage seems to be limited to the stainless muffler
being cracked and flattened and damage to the rear shroud lip and trunk
floor. The perplexing part is that the car is now leaving dinner plate
size oil leaks after a short drive. The leak is from the bell housing
drain hole and the seam between the bell housing and the engine back
plate. The gearbox oil is very clean and the engine oil is pretty dirty
as is the oil leaking on the floor, so I suspect the leak is from the
engine. The oil pan is clean and dry with no leaks noted. Anyone have
any ideas what shipping the car in a container might have to do with
this leak? The car was used in England daily and never had any leaks
and now the very first drive after shipping it back to the US it had
this severe leak. I checked the engine breather and it is clear.B
B
B RegardsB
B WayneB
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