That's a 'normal' motor oil leak. The hole is to drain the motor oil that
leaks into the clutch housing. The cotter pin is supposed to bounce around
and keep the hole from plugging up. A teaspoon or so of oil comes out of
this hole every time the engine stops, but not when the engine is running
(something about an oil thrower/slinger). I'm sure someone will explain how
this
works.
Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639
71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
Member: NEMGTR #11470
NAMGBR # 7-3336
Hoosier MGB Club
Olde Octagons of Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nels Anderson" <nels@flightsim.com>
To: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 5:33 PM
Subject: Mystery Pin
> I'm trying to track down a leak on my 1953 MG TD and it appears that it's
> coming from something that I cannot identify. The spot is right at the
> back of the engine, in front of the clutch housing, in a spot that most of
> the diagrams don't seem to show. I finally found what I think is the part
> on the diagram of the MG TF engine (the similar diagram for the MG TD
> engine does not show it).
>
> Please take a look at the picture here:
>
> http://www.train-sim.com/mgtd/mystery-pin.jpg
>
> The red arrow is pointing towards the pin I'm interested in. Can anyone
> tell me what this is? Thanks for the help.
>
> Nels Anderson
> 1953 MG TD #28177
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