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Re: [Healeys] massive oil leak

To: "'Michael Salter'" <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] massive oil leak
From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:45:00 +0000 Uk9yO77rZUoaBhvhWF+6FgWmD5piFMSt0fN4V37WA8GB/ybyul1+/DXPdcDky70mC98XeHoNUJqqWUpMeKbgj7vzUe6waIpSMuvLMtSTDAV0Z5yM1ZzigWfI Q/WjBy05Et81qCDApJfAfg==
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My question is: DID YOU USE SYNTHITIC OIL, OR REAL OIL??? If you used=0A=
the synthetic, drain it and put in Castrol 20/50 classic oil. Real oil=
=0Ais about 2 microns thick -synthetic is "smaller" and will leak like a=
=0Asieve. Hank=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "M=
ichael Salter" =0ATo: "healeymanjim"=0ACc: "healeys@autox.team.net"=0ASe=
nt: Tuesday October 18 2022 10:05:27AM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] massive=
 oil leak=0A=0A  I can't imagine that doing an oil change could be the c=
ause of a=0Asudden increase in leakage from the rear main however, I hav=
e had the=0Asame issue when the vent pipe to the rear air filter was dis=
lodged and=0Abent over blocking all air flow. Might be worth checking th=
at the=0Acrankcase venting is working. =0A M   =0A On Sat., Oct. 15, 202=
2, 3:55 p.m. healeymanjim,  wrote:=0A  changed oil in a club member's tr=
i carb. went to get gas and noticed=0Alots of oil under car. by the time=
 i got back had lost about 4 qts or=0Amore of oil on a few mile drive. c=
oming from rear of engine and coming=0Aout bottom joint and cotter pin h=
ole. was only a small drip before oil=0Achange. assume it is coming from=
 rear main, but could it fail that=0Afast? any other places to look?=0A=
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<html><body>My question is: DID YOU USE SYNTHITIC OIL, OR REAL OIL??? If=
 you used the synthetic, drain it and put in Castrol 20/50 classic oil.=
 Real oil is about 2 microns thick -synthetic is "smaller" and will leak=
 like a sieve. Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>-=
----------------------------------------</p>From: "Michael Salter" <mich=
aelsalter@gmail.com><br>To: "healeymanjim"<br>Cc: "healeys@autox.team.ne=
t"<br>Sent: Tuesday October 18 2022 10:05:27AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys]=
 massive oil leak<br><br>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div>I can't imagine tha=
t doing an oil change could be=0Athe cause of a sudden increase in leaka=
ge from the rear main=0Ahowever, I have had the same issue when the vent=
 pipe to the rear=0Aair filter was dislodged and bent over blocking all=
 air flow.=0A<div>Might be worth checking that the crankcase venting=0Ai=
s working.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>M</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Sat., Oct. 15, 2022, 3:55 p.m.=0Ahealeymanjim, &lt;<a>healeymanjim@hans=
encc.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px .8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex;">=0Achanged oil in a club member's tri carb.&nbsp; &nbsp=
;went to get=0Agas and noticed lots of oil under car.&nbsp; by the time=
 i got back=0Ahad lost about 4 qts or more of oil on a few mile drive.&n=
bsp;=0Acoming from rear of engine and coming out bottom joint and cotter=
=0Apin hole. was only a small drip before oil change.&nbsp; assume it=0A=
is coming from rear main, but could it fail that fast?&nbsp;=0A&nbsp;any=
 other places to look?<br>=0A___________________________________________=
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