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Yes john, i understand the source, not the cause. I am actually running HD8
carbs on MKI 3000 engine in my car.
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:49 PM John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Ira,
>
>
>
> Is it your BT7? I think your carburetors are larger, but if the hose from
> the valve cover is connected to the rear air cleaner, per the original
> routing, that is the oil source.
>
>
>
> John Spaur
>
> San Jose, CA
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *i
> erbs
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:14 PM
> *To:* Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] oil use
>
>
>
> Short of pulling my head, is there anyway to test where the oil is coming
> from? My rear air filter has a lot of oil blow by. I should clean it every
> 1000 miles or so. So is it coming from Valve stem seals, valve guides or
> rocker arm??? When I adjusted my valves I did not see a lot of oil pumping
> from the rocker arms. I plan to drive my car on a 3000 trip in Sept from
> Portland,OR to Deadwood, SD fro Conclave and thought I should address this
> before going.
>
> Ira Erbs
>
> Portland,OR
>
> _______ _______
> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> (_________________________)
>
> BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
>
>
>
>
> 1967 MGB [image: MG]
>
>
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Yes john, i understand the source, not the cause. I am ac=
tually running HD8 carbs on=C2=A0 MKI 3000 engine in my car.<br><br><div da=
ta-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>typos and arti=
facts are the fault of my phone</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:49 PM John Spaur <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a> wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
cc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#9=
54F72"><div class=3D"m_-1253563033932740893WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-s=
erif;color:#1f497d">Ira,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;col=
or:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f=
497d">Is it your BT7? I think your carburetors are larger, but if the hose =
from the valve cover is connected to the rear air cleaner, per the original=
routing, that is the oil source.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-=
serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;=
color:#1f497d">John Spaur<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;co=
lor:#1f497d">San Jose, CA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;co=
lor:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span=
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From=
:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri"=
,sans-serif"> Healeys [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.=
net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a=
>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>i erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12=
:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ahealey help <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.=
net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br=
><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] oil use<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Short of pulling=
my head, is there anyway to test where the oil is coming from? My rear air=
filter has a lot of oil blow by. I should clean it every 1000 miles or so.=
So is it coming from Valve stem seals, valve guides or rocker arm??? When =
I adjusted my valves I did not see a lot of oil pumping from the rocker arm=
s. I plan to drive my car on a=C2=A0 3000 trip in Sept from Portland,OR to =
Deadwood, SD fro Conclave and thought I should address this before going.<b=
r clear=3D"all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><=
div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ira Erbs<u></=
u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Portland,OR<u></u><u></u></p></div=
><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959=
BN4____/ _______)<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (__________________=
_______)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes<u></u><u></u></p></div><div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">1967 MGB =
=C2=A0<img id=3D"m_-1253563033932740893_x0000_i1025" src=3D"http://www.brit=
ishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblemjpg" alt=3D"MG"><u></u><u></u>=
</p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helv=
etica",sans-serif;color:#333333">A racing car is an animal with a thou=
sand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal">Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<u><=
/u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><=
/div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></d=
iv>
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